Where in the world is Sickle Cell Disease?

Do other kids have Sickle Cell Disease?

The red dots on this map show where people live that have Sickle Cell Disease. A lot of dots are in Africa.  

https://scinfo.org/the-child-with-sickle-cell-disease/origin-and-distribution-of-sickle-cell-disease

Print or color a map of the World

Use beads or fruit loops to match where people live with Sickle Cell Disease.
5 beads for Africa -- the most
2 beads for North and South America
1 bead for Europe and Asia
0 beads for Australia and Antarctica

In the United States, most kids who have Sickle Cell Disease are African American or Hispanic-American.

1 in 500 African-American babies

1 in 36,000 Hispanic-American babies

How many is 500?
Ask your parents for 500 Cheerios  

How big is the pile?                       Can you make a line or circle with them?         

Parent's Section

*************************************************************************************************************************************************************Note to Parents:  

Printable World Map:  here


The Sickle Cell Information Center provides parents with the latest information about Sickle Cell Disease. 

The Center for Disease Control has up-to-date information and statistics on SCD.

It is estimated that:

• SCD affects 90,000 to 100,000 Americans.
• SCD occurs among about 1 out of every 500 Black or African-American births.
• SCD occurs among about 1 out of every 36,000 Hispanic-American births.
• SCT occurs among about 1 in 12 Blacks or African Americans.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/sicklecell/data.html