Comparison of survival rates to various ages for study populations in UK, Canada, and USA
| Study | Disability level | Survival rates | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To age | % | ||||
| NECCPS | Severe cognitive disability | 30 | 65.2 | ||
| MCPR | Severe cognitive disability | 30 | 65.7 | ||
| BCR | Severe or profound mental retardation | 30 | 66.6 | ||
| NECCPS | Severe manual disability | 30 | 60.1 | ||
| MCPR | Severe manual disability | 30 | 46.6 | ||
| NECCPS | Severe manual disability | 17 | 83.2 | ||
| MCPR | Severe manual disability | 17 | 62.4 | ||
| CAL | No functional hand use | 17 | 62–99 | ||
| NECCPS | Severe ambulatory disability | 30 | 63.3 | ||
| MCPR | Wheelchair user | 30 | 50.1 | ||
| NECCPS | Severe ambulatory disability | 17 | 84.5 | ||
| MCPR | Wheelchair user | 17 | 61.1 | ||
| CAL | Cannot walk unaided | 17 | 62–96 | ||
| NECCPS | Severe cognitive and ambulatory disability | 18 | 79.7 | ||
| MCPR | Severe cognitive disability and wheelchair user | 18 | 55.7 | ||
| SE Thames | Immobile and subnormal | 18 | 67 | ||
| NECCPS | Severe manual and ambulatory disability | 11 | 94.5 | ||
| MCPR | Severe manual disability and wheelchair user | 11 | 66.6 | ||
| NE Thames | Severe involvement of four limbs | 11 | 85 | ||
Data from publications for SE Thames,6 NE Thames,11 paediatric Californian study,10 and British Columbia Registry.8
MCPR, Mersey Cerebral Palsy Register; BCR, British Columbia Registry; CAL, paediatric Californian study.