What is the prevalence of FASD in Canada?
Prevalence rates of FASD are difficult to determine as FASD is often an ‘invisible’ disorder, meaning that the majority of individuals affected do not have visible signs of the disorder, nor have they been diagnosed. While an accurate national prevalence rate is not currently available here in Canada, it is estimated that approximately 9.1 out of every 1,000 (or approximately 1 percent) of babies born in Canada may be affected by prenatal alcohol exposure based on US data.
