Indiana
Birth Defects Counts and Prevalence 2018-2022 (Prevalence per 10,000 Live Births)
Defect
Maternal Race/Ethnicity
Total * Notes
White,
Non-Hispanic
Black,
Non-Hispanic
Hispanic,
Non-Hispanic
Asian or
Pacific Islander,
Non-Hispanic
American Indian
or Alaskan Native,
Non-Hispanic
Anencephaly 24 (0.8) 5 (1.0) 6 (2.1) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 37 (0.9)
Anophthalmia / microphthalmia 21 (0.7) <5 (†) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 29 (0.7)
Anotia / microtia 56 (1.9) 8 (1.7) 13 (4.6) <5 (†) <5 (†) 84 (2.1)
Aortic valve stenosis 46 (1.5) <5 (†) <5 (†) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 53 (1.3)
Atrial septal defect 1224 (41.2) 247 (50.9) 121 (42.6) 47 (43.0) 0 (0.0) 1660 (42.2)
Atrioventricular septal defect (endocardial cushion defect) 143 (4.8) 24 (5.0) 12 (4.2) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 184 (4.7)
Biliary atresia 17 (0.6) 6 (1.2) <5 (†) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 30 (0.8)
Bladder exstrophy 13 (0.4) <5 (†) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 15 (0.4)
Choanal atresia 33 (1.1) <5 (†) <5 (†) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 39 (1.0)
Cleft lip alone (without cleft palate) 113 (3.8) 11 (2.3) 9 (3.2) <5 (†) <5 (†) 140 (3.6)
Cleft lip with cleft palate 198 (6.7) 19 (3.9) 25 (8.8) 6 (5.5) <5 (†) 253 (6.4)
Cleft palate alone (without cleft lip) 281 (9.5) 17 (3.5) 18 (6.3) <5 (†) <5 (†) 322 (8.2)
Cloacal exstrophy <5 (†) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) <5 (†)
Clubfoot 350 (11.8) 61 (12.6) 28 (9.9) 10 (9.2) 0 (0.0) 454 (11.5)
Coarctation of aorta 170 (5.7) 25 (5.2) 19 (6.7) 5 (4.6) 0 (0.0) 219 (5.6)
Common truncus (truncus arteriosus or TA) 18 (0.6) <5 (†) <5 (†) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 22 (0.6)
Congenital cataract 34 (1.1) <5 (†) 6 (2.1) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 47 (1.2)
Congenital posterior urethral valves 40 (2.6) 7 (2.8) 5 (3.4) 5 (8.8) 0 (0.0) 58 (2.9) 1
Craniosynostosis 218 (7.3) 17 (3.5) 15 (5.3) 9 (8.2) <5 (†) 264 (6.7)
Deletion 22q11.2 36 (1.2) 5 (1.0) <5 (†) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 48 (1.2)
Dextro-Transposition of great arteries (d-TGA) 77 (2.6) <5 (†) 6 (2.1) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 90 (2.3)
Diaphragmatic hernia 99 (3.3) 18 (3.7) 12 (4.2) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 135 (3.4)
Double outlet right ventricle (DORV) 91 (3.1) 19 (3.9) 10 (3.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 120 (3.1)
Ebstein anomaly 25 (0.8) <5 (†) <5 (†) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 32 (0.8)
Encephalocele 26 (0.9) 7 (1.4) 6 (2.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 39 (1.0)
Esophageal atresia / tracheoesophageal fistula 84 (2.8) 13 (2.7) <5 (†) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 106 (2.7)
Gastroschisis 116 (3.9) 11 (2.3) 18 (6.3) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 150 (3.8)
Holoprosencephaly 26 (0.9) 11 (2.3) <5 (†) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 42 (1.1)
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome 66 (2.2) 7 (1.4) <5 (†) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 80 (2.0)
Hypospadias 1255 (82.4) 183 (74.1) 59 (40.5) 31 (54.5) 0 (0.0) 1543 (76.6) 1
Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) 14 (0.5) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 16 (0.4)
Limb deficiencies (reduction defects) 110 (3.7) 16 (3.3) 13 (4.6) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 140 (3.6)
Omphalocele 51 (1.7) 15 (3.1) <5 (†) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 74 (1.9)
Pulmonary valve atresia 30 (1.0) <5 (†) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 35 (0.9)
Pulmonary valve atresia and stenosis 281 (9.5) 53 (10.9) 42 (14.8) 13 (11.9) <5 (†) 393 (10.0)
Rectal and large intestinal atresia / stenosis 150 (5.1) 14 (2.9) 10 (3.5) 5 (4.6) <5 (†) 183 (4.7)
Renal agenesis / hypoplasia 198 (6.7) 24 (5.0) 21 (7.4) 7 (6.4) 0 (0.0) 254 (6.5)
Single ventricle 22 (0.7) <5 (†) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 25 (0.6)
Small intestinal atresia / stenosis 101 (3.4) 17 (3.5) 5 (1.8) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 130 (3.3)
Spina bifida without anencephaly 81 (2.7) 15 (3.1) 13 (4.6) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 111 (2.8)
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) 110 (3.7) 19 (3.9) 7 (2.5) 7 (6.4) 0 (0.0) 144 (3.7)
Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) 29 (1.0) <5 (†) 5 (1.8) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 38 (1.0)
Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) 84 (2.8) 7 (1.4) 10 (3.5) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 104 (2.6)
Tricuspid valve atresia and stenosis 12 (0.4) <5 (†) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 19 (0.5)
Trisomy 13 20 (0.7) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 22 (0.6)
Trisomy 18 38 (1.3) 13 (2.7) <5 (†) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 59 (1.5)
Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) 399 (13.4) 51 (10.5) 57 (20.1) 22 (20.1) 0 (0.0) 538 (13.7)
Turner syndrome 30 (2.1) <5 (†) <5 (†) <5 (†) 0 (0.0) 34 (1.8) 2
Ventricular septal defect 1630 (54.9) 252 (52.0) 199 (70.1) 63 (57.7) <5 (†) 2182 (55.5)
Total live births 296921 48482 28404 10921 386 393256 3
Male Live Births 152299 24702 14578 5684 188 201545
Female Live Births 144622 23780 13826 5237 198 191711
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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Birth Defects Counts and Prevalence 2018-2022 (Prevalence per 10,000 Live Births)
Defect
Maternal Age
Total *
Less than 35 years 35 of more years
Gastroschisis 145 (4.3) 5 (0.9) 150 (3.8)
Trisomy 13 9 (0.3) 13 (2.4) 22 (0.6)
Trisomy 18 29 (0.9) 30 (5.6) 59 (1.5)
Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) 245 (7.2) 293 (54.7) 538 (13.7)
Total live births 339648 53595 393256
Notes
†- Counts <5 and associated prevalences are suppressed
*- Data for totals include unknown/other maternal age
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Notes on Specific Birth Defects
Defect Site Comment
Tricuspid valve atresia Tricuspid valve atresia and stenosis are not coded separately
Universal comment Probable cases are included