The Shocking Facts

1. Heart Disease is the number one killer of children - it kills nearly twice as many children as all forms of childhood cancers combined.

2. Congenital heart defects are the number one cause of death from birth defects during the first year of life.

3. Congenital heart defects are the number one birth defect. Approximately 40,000 children per year (1 in 100) are born with a heart defect.

4. Pediatric cancer receives five times more funding than congenital heart disease.