| Colorado 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 | 6 (0.3) | <5 (†) | 6 (0.7) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 25 (0.8) | |
| Anophthalmia / microphthalmia | 21 (1.1) | <5 (†) | 12 (1.3) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 39 (1.2) | |
| Anotia / microtia | 52 (2.8) | <5 (†) | 44 (4.8) | 7 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) | 110 (3.5) | |
| Aortic valve stenosis | 51 (2.8) | <5 (†) | 21 (2.3) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 82 (2.6) | |
| Atrial septal defect | 3176 (172.0) | 284 (183.4) | 1581 (172.9) | 195 (146.9) | 39 (217.4) | 5470 (174.9) | |
| Atrioventricular septal defect (endocardial cushion defect) | 40 (2.2) | 6 (3.9) | 26 (2.8) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 79 (2.5) | |
| Biliary atresia | 30 (1.6) | 7 (4.5) | 26 (2.8) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 67 (2.1) | |
| Bladder exstrophy | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | |
| Choanal atresia | 45 (2.4) | <5 (†) | 18 (2.0) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 72 (2.3) | |
| Cleft lip alone (without cleft palate) | 50 (2.7) | <5 (†) | 21 (2.3) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 77 (2.5) | |
| Cleft lip with cleft palate | 71 (3.8) | <5 (†) | 44 (4.8) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 135 (4.3) | |
| Cleft palate alone (without cleft lip) | 103 (5.6) | 9 (5.8) | 47 (5.1) | 14 (10.5) | <5 (†) | 184 (5.9) | |
| Cloacal exstrophy | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | |
| Clubfoot | 402 (21.8) | 28 (18.1) | 173 (18.9) | 30 (22.6) | <5 (†) | 658 (21.0) | |
| Coarctation of aorta | 94 (5.1) | 9 (5.8) | 45 (4.9) | 6 (4.5) | <5 (†) | 158 (5.1) | |
| Common truncus (truncus arteriosus or TA) | 10 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 16 (0.5) | |
| Congenital cataract | 41 (2.2) | <5 (†) | 18 (2.0) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 66 (2.1) | |
| Congenital posterior urethral valves | 18 (1.9) | 6 (7.7) | 9 (1.9) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 36 (2.2) | 1 |
| Craniosynostosis | 270 (14.6) | 17 (11.0) | 144 (15.7) | 9 (6.8) | <5 (†) | 453 (14.5) | |
| Deletion 22q11.2 | 22 (1.2) | <5 (†) | 16 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | 44 (1.4) | |
| Dextro-Transposition of great arteries (d-TGA) | 24 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 44 (1.4) | |
| Diaphragmatic hernia | 46 (2.5) | <5 (†) | 22 (2.4) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 79 (2.5) | |
| Double outlet right ventricle (DORV) | 16 (0.9) | <5 (†) | 13 (1.4) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 38 (1.2) | |
| Ebstein anomaly | 8 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (0.4) | |
| Encephalocele | 9 (0.5) | <5 (†) | 7 (0.8) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 20 (0.6) | |
| Esophageal atresia / tracheoesophageal fistula | 80 (4.3) | <5 (†) | 21 (2.3) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 110 (3.5) | |
| Gastroschisis | 27 (1.5) | <5 (†) | 24 (2.6) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 60 (1.9) | |
| Holoprosencephaly | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (0.4) | |
| Hypoplastic left heart syndrome | 36 (1.9) | <5 (†) | 13 (1.4) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 58 (1.9) | |
| Hypospadias | 1208 (127.7) | 76 (97.8) | 296 (63.3) | 61 (89.5) | <5 (†) | 1699 (106.2) | 1 |
| Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) | 16 (0.9) | <5 (†) | 15 (1.6) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 41 (1.3) | |
| Limb deficiencies (reduction defects) | 41 (2.2) | <5 (†) | 18 (2.0) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 67 (2.1) | |
| Omphalocele | 16 (0.9) | <5 (†) | 5 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 36 (1.2) | |
| Pulmonary valve atresia | 69 (3.7) | 9 (5.8) | 47 (5.1) | 6 (4.5) | <5 (†) | 144 (4.6) | |
| Pulmonary valve atresia and stenosis | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Rectal and large intestinal atresia / stenosis | 88 (4.8) | 7 (4.5) | 47 (5.1) | 7 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) | 155 (5.0) | |
| Renal agenesis / hypoplasia | 118 (6.4) | 7 (4.5) | 53 (5.8) | 10 (7.5) | 0 (0.0) | 205 (6.6) | |
| Single ventricle | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (0.2) | |
| Small intestinal atresia / stenosis | 68 (3.7) | 7 (4.5) | 40 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 122 (3.9) | |
| Spina bifida without anencephaly | 26 (1.4) | <5 (†) | 14 (1.5) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 50 (1.6) | |
| Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) | 48 (2.6) | <5 (†) | 22 (2.4) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 81 (2.6) | |
| Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) | 5 (0.3) | <5 (†) | 9 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 21 (0.7) | |
| Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) | 27 (1.5) | <5 (†) | 11 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 44 (1.4) | |
| Tricuspid valve atresia | 6 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (0.4) | |
| Tricuspid valve atresia and stenosis | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Trisomy 13 | 8 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (0.7) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 35 (1.1) | |
| Trisomy 18 | 14 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 67 (2.1) | |
| Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) | 168 (9.1) | 24 (15.5) | 116 (12.7) | 5 (3.8) | 0 (0.0) | 425 (13.6) | |
| Turner syndrome | 45 (5.0) | <5 (†) | 16 (3.6) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 83 (5.4) | 2 |
| Ventricular septal defect | 1015 (55.0) | 85 (54.9) | 536 (58.6) | 60 (45.2) | 22 (122.6) | 1787 (57.1) | |
| Total live births | 184627 | 15488 | 91434 | 13276 | 1794 | 312733 | 3 |
| Male Live Births | 94609 | 7773 | 46745 | 6816 | 903 | 160035 | |
| Female Live Births | 90018 | 7715 | 44689 | 6460 | 891 | 152698 | |
| 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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| Colorado 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 | 59 (2.5) | <5 (†) | 60 (1.9) |
| Trisomy 13 | 13 (0.6) | 9 (1.2) | 35 (1.1) |
| Trisomy 18 | 10 (0.4) | 25 (3.2) | 67 (2.1) |
| Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) | 164 (7.0) | 173 (22.4) | 425 (13.6) |
| Total live births | 235606 | 77068 | 312733 |
| Notes †- Counts <5 and associated prevalences are suppressed *- Data for totals include unknown/other maternal age |
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| Colorado Notes on Specific Birth Defects |
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| Defect | Site Comment |
|---|---|
| Universal comment | Data for all conditions may differ from previous reports due to a shift to a passive surveillance system beginning with 2021 data |