Objective To investigate the current prevalence and risk factors of infantile cerebral palsy (CP) in children in Ili state,to provide a basis for further study of etiology and prevention of cerebral palsy information. Methods Cluster sampling survey was carried out among children aged 1~6 years old in the eight counties and one city of Ili state,and the data were analyzed by SPSS 17.0 statistical analysis software. Results The average morbidity of infantile CP in Ili state was 1.79‰.The prevalence rate in male and female was significantly different;the male to female ratio was 1.68∶1.00(χ²=33.378,P=0.000).The CP morbidity for Uyghur nationality was higher than that of other ethnic groups,the morbidity for each ethnic group was as follows:2.34‰ for the Uyghur nationality,1.82‰ for the kazahk nationality,1.23‰ for the Hui nationality,1.20‰ for other nationalities,and 0.95‰ for Han (χ²=42.170,P=0.000).CP prevalence rate increased in accordance with the newborn survival rate's improvement.The CP prevalence for the group of children aged 4~6 years old was 1.56‰,1~3 years old group was 2.09‰.The significant differences were observed in all of the data above (χ²=10.801,P=0.001).In the classification of CP,the spastic type was the most,with 68%;the mixed type took 11.3%; the hypotonic type took 11.1%;the dyskinetic type took 8.5%;the ataxia type took 1.2%. Conclusion The survey results can basically reflect current prevalence and risk factors of infantile cerebral palsy in children aged 1~6 years in Ili state,and can be served as a basis for further prevention and treatment of cerebral palsy information.