| Arkansas Birth Defects Counts and Prevalence 2018-2022 (Prevalence per 10,000 Live Births) |
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| Defect |
Maternal Race/Ethnicity
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Total * | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White, Non-Hispanic |
Black, Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, Non-Hispanic |
Asian or Pacific Islander, Non-Hispanic |
American Indian or Alaskan Native, Non-Hispanic |
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| Anencephaly | 17 (1.5) | 7 (2.2) | 6 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 31 (1.7) | |
| Anophthalmia / microphthalmia | 10 (0.9) | 6 (1.9) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 19 (1.1) | |
| Anotia / microtia | 28 (2.5) | 7 (2.2) | 15 (7.7) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 54 (3.0) | |
| Aortic valve stenosis | 27 (2.4) | 5 (1.6) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 37 (2.1) | |
| Atrial septal defect | 419 (37.8) | 150 (46.8) | 73 (37.3) | 25 (41.3) | 11 (97.6) | 685 (38.1) | |
| Atrioventricular septal defect (endocardial cushion defect) | 108 (9.8) | 21 (6.6) | 13 (6.6) | 5 (8.3) | 0 (0.0) | 147 (8.2) | |
| Biliary atresia | 5 (0.5) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (0.6) | |
| Bladder exstrophy | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | |
| Choanal atresia | 6 (0.5) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (0.6) | |
| Cleft lip alone (without cleft palate) | 50 (4.5) | 10 (3.1) | 12 (6.1) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 78 (4.3) | |
| Cleft lip with cleft palate | 73 (6.6) | 17 (5.3) | 22 (11.2) | 6 (9.9) | 0 (0.0) | 118 (6.6) | |
| Cleft palate alone (without cleft lip) | 77 (7.0) | 9 (2.8) | 10 (5.1) | 7 (11.6) | 0 (0.0) | 104 (5.8) | |
| Cloacal exstrophy | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | |
| Clubfoot | 203 (18.3) | 42 (13.1) | 19 (9.7) | 8 (13.2) | 5 (44.4) | 279 (15.5) | |
| Coarctation of aorta | 76 (6.9) | 14 (4.4) | 16 (8.2) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 110 (6.1) | |
| Common truncus (truncus arteriosus or TA) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | 6 (0.3) | |
| Congenital cataract | 21 (1.9) | 9 (2.8) | 6 (3.1) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 39 (2.2) | |
| Congenital posterior urethral valves | 24 (4.2) | 5 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 29 (3.2) | 1 |
| Craniosynostosis | 126 (11.4) | 49 (15.3) | 8 (4.1) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 196 (10.9) | |
| Deletion 22q11.2 | 16 (1.4) | 6 (1.9) | 6 (3.1) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 29 (1.6) | |
| Dextro-Transposition of great arteries (d-TGA) | 32 (2.9) | 6 (1.9) | 6 (3.1) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 48 (2.7) | |
| Diaphragmatic hernia | 39 (3.5) | 6 (1.9) | 7 (3.6) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 57 (3.2) | |
| Double outlet right ventricle (DORV) | 28 (2.5) | 12 (3.7) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 46 (2.6) | |
| Ebstein anomaly | 8 (0.7) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (0.8) | |
| Encephalocele | 6 (0.5) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (0.6) | |
| Esophageal atresia / tracheoesophageal fistula | 25 (2.3) | 6 (1.9) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 38 (2.1) | |
| Gastroschisis | 65 (5.9) | 14 (4.4) | 12 (6.1) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 96 (5.3) | |
| Holoprosencephaly | 14 (1.3) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 18 (1.0) | |
| Hypoplastic left heart syndrome | 33 (3.0) | <5 (†) | 6 (3.1) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 44 (2.4) | |
| Hypospadias | 674 (118.9) | 134 (83.4) | 36 (36.0) | 17 (53.8) | 7 (116.3) | 880 (95.9) | 1 |
| Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) | 11 (1.0) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | 18 (1.0) | |
| Limb deficiencies (reduction defects) | 60 (5.4) | 13 (4.1) | 8 (4.1) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 84 (4.7) | |
| Omphalocele | 23 (2.1) | 11 (3.4) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 38 (2.1) | |
| Pulmonary valve atresia | 11 (1.0) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 16 (0.9) | |
| Pulmonary valve atresia and stenosis | 143 (12.9) | 54 (16.9) | 21 (10.7) | 9 (14.9) | 6 (53.2) | 236 (13.1) | |
| Rectal and large intestinal atresia / stenosis | 42 (3.8) | 12 (3.7) | <5 (†) | 5 (8.3) | 0 (0.0) | 62 (3.4) | |
| Renal agenesis / hypoplasia | 18 (1.6) | 7 (2.2) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 27 (1.5) | |
| Single ventricle | 11 (1.0) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | 14 (0.8) | |
| Small intestinal atresia / stenosis | 41 (3.7) | 12 (3.7) | 12 (6.1) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 66 (3.7) | |
| Spina bifida without anencephaly | 55 (5.0) | 7 (2.2) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 68 (3.8) | |
| Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) | 60 (5.4) | 25 (7.8) | 9 (4.6) | 7 (11.6) | 0 (0.0) | 101 (5.6) | |
| Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) | 21 (1.9) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 30 (1.7) | |
| Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) | 36 (3.3) | 8 (2.5) | 6 (3.1) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 54 (3.0) | |
| Tricuspid valve atresia | 10 (0.9) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 19 (1.1) | |
| Tricuspid valve atresia and stenosis | 13 (1.2) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 22 (1.2) | |
| Trisomy 13 | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (0.4) | |
| Trisomy 18 | 28 (2.5) | 6 (1.9) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 36 (2.0) | |
| Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) | 152 (13.7) | 42 (13.1) | 38 (19.4) | 9 (14.9) | 0 (0.0) | 245 (13.6) | |
| Turner syndrome | 18 (3.3) | <5 (†) | 9 (9.4) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | 33 (3.7) | 2 |
| Ventricular septal defect | 751 (67.8) | 181 (56.5) | 134 (68.4) | 34 (56.2) | 13 (115.4) | 1133 (63.0) | |
| Total live births | 110704 | 32029 | 19582 | 6054 | 1127 | 179806 | 3 |
| Male Live Births | 56697 | 16059 | 9999 | 3157 | 602 | 91795 | |
| Female Live Births | 54006 | 15970 | 9583 | 2897 | 525 | 88010 | |
| Notes 1- Data for this condition include male and unknown infant sex cases only. Prevalence is calculated per 10,000 male live births. 2- Data for this condition include female and unknown infant sex cases only. Prevalence is calculated per 10,000 female live births. 3- Data for total live births include unknown infant sex. General comments †- Counts <5 and associated prevalences are suppressed *- Data for totals include unknown/other race |
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| Arkansas Birth Defects Counts and Prevalence 2018-2022 (Prevalence per 10,000 Live Births) |
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| Defect |
Maternal Age
|
Total * | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 35 years | 35 of more years | ||
| Gastroschisis | 93 (5.8) | <5 (†) | 96 (5.3) |
| Trisomy 13 | 5 (0.3) | <5 (†) | 7 (0.4) |
| Trisomy 18 | 21 (1.3) | 15 (7.3) | 36 (2.0) |
| Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) | 128 (8.0) | 116 (56.1) | 245 (13.6) |
| Total live births | 159047 | 20677 | 179806 |
| Notes †- Counts <5 and associated prevalences are suppressed *- Data for totals include unknown/other maternal age |
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