| Louisiana 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 | 23 (1.7) | 15 (1.4) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 43 (1.5) | |
| Anophthalmia / microphthalmia | 21 (1.5) | 20 (1.9) | 8 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 52 (1.9) | |
| Anotia / microtia | 23 (1.7) | 18 (1.7) | 14 (5.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 56 (2.0) | |
| Aortic valve stenosis | 20 (1.4) | 8 (0.8) | 8 (3.2) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 37 (1.3) | |
| Atrial septal defect | 1511 (109.0) | 1354 (130.0) | 286 (115.0) | 41 (87.4) | 14 (115.2) | 3288 (117.4) | |
| Atrioventricular septal defect (endocardial cushion defect) | 110 (7.9) | 98 (9.4) | 20 (8.0) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 241 (8.6) | |
| Biliary atresia | 11 (0.8) | 9 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 21 (0.7) | |
| Bladder exstrophy | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | |
| Choanal atresia | 16 (1.2) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | 24 (0.9) | |
| Cleft lip alone (without cleft palate) | 46 (3.3) | 17 (1.6) | 13 (5.2) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 81 (2.9) | |
| Cleft lip with cleft palate | 97 (7.0) | 59 (5.7) | 21 (8.4) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 185 (6.6) | |
| Cleft palate alone (without cleft lip) | 155 (11.2) | 65 (6.2) | 23 (9.3) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 252 (9.0) | |
| Clubfoot | 184 (13.3) | 158 (15.2) | 29 (11.7) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 381 (13.6) | |
| Coarctation of aorta | 77 (5.6) | 46 (4.4) | 12 (4.8) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 136 (4.9) | |
| Common truncus (truncus arteriosus or TA) | 11 (1.0) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (0.6) | |
| Congenital cataract | 36 (2.6) | 22 (2.1) | 6 (2.4) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 65 (2.3) | |
| Congenital posterior urethral valves | 13 (1.8) | 22 (4.2) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 39 (2.7) | 1 |
| Craniosynostosis | 154 (11.1) | 84 (8.1) | 22 (8.8) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 272 (9.7) | |
| Deletion 22q11.2 | 28 (2.0) | 20 (1.9) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 50 (1.8) | |
| Dextro-Transposition of great arteries (d-TGA) | 37 (2.7) | 19 (1.8) | 9 (3.6) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 68 (2.4) | |
| Diaphragmatic hernia | 36 (2.6) | 27 (2.6) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 69 (2.5) | |
| Double outlet right ventricle (DORV) | 38 (2.7) | 34 (3.3) | 5 (2.0) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 80 (2.9) | |
| Ebstein anomaly | 12 (0.9) | 7 (0.7) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 26 (0.9) | |
| Encephalocele | 10 (0.7) | 16 (1.5) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 30 (1.1) | |
| Esophageal atresia / tracheoesophageal fistula | 25 (1.8) | 25 (2.4) | 7 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | 59 (2.1) | |
| Gastroschisis | 45 (3.2) | 36 (3.5) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 89 (3.2) | |
| Holoprosencephaly | 9 (0.6) | 17 (1.6) | 5 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 33 (1.2) | |
| Hypoplastic left heart syndrome | 33 (2.4) | 21 (2.0) | 5 (2.0) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 61 (2.2) | |
| Hypospadias | 594 (83.5) | 369 (69.8) | 57 (44.7) | 16 (65.6) | <5 (†) | 1075 (75.1) | 1 |
| Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) | 14 (1.0) | 12 (1.2) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 28 (1.0) | |
| Limb deficiencies (reduction defects) | 35 (2.5) | 32 (3.1) | 6 (2.4) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 77 (2.7) | |
| Omphalocele | 28 (2.0) | 19 (1.8) | 5 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 53 (1.9) | |
| Pulmonary valve atresia | 14 (1.0) | 15 (1.4) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 31 (1.1) | |
| Pulmonary valve atresia and stenosis | 168 (12.1) | 174 (16.7) | 40 (16.1) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 397 (14.2) | |
| Rectal and large intestinal atresia / stenosis | 48 (3.5) | 47 (4.5) | 16 (6.4) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 115 (4.1) | |
| Renal agenesis / hypoplasia | 92 (6.6) | 48 (4.6) | 13 (5.2) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 160 (5.7) | |
| Single ventricle | 5 (0.4) | <5 (†) | 5 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (0.5) | |
| Small intestinal atresia / stenosis | 60 (4.3) | 47 (4.5) | 10 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 122 (4.4) | |
| Spina bifida without anencephaly | 38 (2.7) | 27 (2.6) | 14 (5.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 81 (2.9) | |
| Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) | 71 (5.1) | 54 (5.2) | 8 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | 137 (4.9) | |
| Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) | 13 (1.2) | 8 (1.0) | 8 (4.0) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 32 (1.4) | |
| Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) | 43 (3.1) | 24 (2.3) | 14 (5.6) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 84 (3.0) | |
| Tricuspid valve atresia | 9 (0.6) | <5 (†) | 6 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 19 (0.7) | |
| Tricuspid valve atresia and stenosis | 12 (0.9) | 7 (0.7) | 7 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 26 (0.9) | |
| Trisomy 13 | 13 (0.9) | 17 (1.6) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 33 (1.2) | |
| Trisomy 18 | 31 (2.2) | 31 (3.0) | 9 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 73 (2.6) | |
| Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) | 198 (14.3) | 113 (10.9) | 55 (22.1) | 7 (14.9) | <5 (†) | 388 (13.8) | |
| Turner syndrome | 17 (2.5) | 9 (1.8) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 28 (2.0) | 2 |
| Ventricular septal defect | 885 (63.8) | 638 (61.3) | 222 (89.3) | 21 (44.8) | 5 (41.2) | 1811 (64.6) | |
| Total live births | 138624 | 104125 | 24863 | 4692 | 1215 | 280181 | 3 |
| Male Live Births | 71170 | 52837 | 12742 | 2439 | 603 | 143231 | |
| Female Live Births | 67454 | 51286 | 12121 | 2253 | 612 | 136948 | |
| 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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| Louisiana 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 | 84 (3.5) | 5 (1.3) | 89 (3.2) |
| Trisomy 13 | 25 (1.0) | 8 (2.1) | 33 (1.2) |
| Trisomy 18 | 38 (1.6) | 35 (9.1) | 73 (2.6) |
| Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) | 200 (8.3) | 188 (49.0) | 388 (13.8) |
| Total live births | 241800 | 38381 | 280181 |
| Notes †- Counts <5 and associated prevalences are suppressed *- Data for totals include unknown/other maternal age |
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