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We estimated the global proportion of FAP SBA prevented through mandatory folic acid fortification of cereal grains (i.e., wheat flour, maize flour, and rice).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We used year 2022 data from the Food Fortification Initiative to identify countries (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200969) with mandatory fortification of grains that includes folic acid. Sixty\u2010eight countries were eligible for analysis with complete data. Proportion of FAP SBA prevention was modeled assuming &gt;150\u2009mcg\/day of folic acid fortification protects against FAP SBA, reducing post\u2010fortification prevalence to a lowest achievable level of 0.5 cases per 1000 births.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our analysis found that a total of 63,520 cases of FAP SBA were prevented in the year 2022 in 68 countries implementing mandatory folic acid fortification of grains with folic acid. 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