STATISTICAL SOURCES

1.) “Statistics About Hydrocephalus”. (2008). Wrong Diagnosis. http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/h/hydrocephalus/stats.htm#medical_stats

WrongDiagnosis.com is a website with an objective to encourage the public to be better informed and interested in managing their health. It is an independent, objective source of factual health information. It includes many different types of statistics for Hydrocephalus including hospitalization statistics, incidence statistics, and prevalence statistics. For example, did you know that approximately 49 people are diagnosed with Hydrocephalus per week?

 

2.) “Facts & Statistics: Hydrocephalus”. (2004). Nation Master. http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/mor_hyd-mortality-hydrocephalus

This website offers different categories of statistics. It also offers different ways to view the information provided, such as in a bar graph, pie chart, or map making it a helpful tool for all different people. It is divided up by country. In the United States, there were 720 deaths from Hydrocephalus in 2004