Data & Statistics
DEFECT | RATE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS |
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BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD | 4.4 |
CONGENITAL INFECTION | 0.4 |
CONGENITAL TUMOR | 3.2 |
DIGESTIVE | 5.5 |
EAR | 5.1 |
EYE | 3.8 |
GENITAL/URINARY | 10.4 |
HEART | 13.0 |
MUSCLE/SKELETAL | 14.0 |
ORAL/FACIAL | 5.9 |
RESPIRATORY | 1.1 |
SKIN | 4.1 |
SYNDROMES (patterns of multiple birth defects) | 4.2 |
OTHER (includes blood, hormonal, and metabolic conditions) | 1.3 |