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- Congenital heart defects are the number one birth defect in the world.
- 1 out of every 100 children is born with a congenital heart defect.
- 1.3 million children are born each year with a congenital heart defect.
- 93% of these children are born in a country that cannot provide them with the care they require.
- The Gift of Life Global Network is comprised of 84 affiliated organizations that care for children from 80 countries on 5 continents.
- Since 1975, we have treated over 45,000 children with a mortality rate of less than 1%.
- In Rotary Year 2021/22, 4,017 children were treated.
- Gift of Life provides care to a child with heart disease every 2 hours and 18 minutes.
- Programs in Uganda and El Salvador now regularly care for over 150 and 200 children, respectively.
- Gift of Life is the largest humanitarian organization in the world providing care to children with heart disease in the developing world.
- Since 2013, $14.3 million in Rotary Global Grants have funded the treatment of over 9,000 children.
- 332 Rotary Clubs and 78 Rotary Districts have participated in Gift of Life Global Grants.
