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We aimed to evaluate the total number of neural tube defects including those delivered or terminated, to clarify the proportion of those terminated, and to internationally compare their prevalence. Through information on &gt;311\u2009000 deliveries obtained from 262 hospitals\/clinics for 2 years of 2014 and 2015, we identified that the rate of total neural tube defects (termination of pregnancy, live births and stillbirths) was 8.29 per 10 000 deliveries for the year 2014 and was 8.72 for 2015, which were 1.5 and 1.6 times higher than the respective values (live births and stillbirths) reported. It is also observed that the ratio of the total number of myelomeningocele (termination of pregnancy, live births, and stillbirths) to that of anencephaly was approximately 1:1.2, that a half of pregnancies afflicted with neural tube defects were terminated, and that the proportion of termination of pregnancy due to myelomeningocele and due to anencephaly was 20% and 80%, respectively. 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