| New Jersey 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 | 5 (0.2) | <5 (†) | 15 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 25 (0.5) | |
| Anophthalmia / microphthalmia | 15 (0.7) | <5 (†) | 12 (0.9) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 33 (0.7) | |
| Anotia / microtia | 28 (1.2) | <5 (†) | 62 (4.5) | 15 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | 109 (2.2) | |
| Aortic valve stenosis | 32 (1.4) | 7 (1.1) | 8 (0.6) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 52 (1.0) | |
| Atrial septal defect | 488 (21.6) | 464 (71.3) | 536 (38.7) | 120 (22.3) | <5 (†) | 1640 (32.7) | |
| Atrioventricular septal defect (endocardial cushion defect) | 43 (1.9) | 22 (3.4) | 39 (2.8) | 6 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 112 (2.2) | |
| Biliary atresia | 9 (0.4) | <5 (†) | 5 (0.4) | 5 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 22 (0.4) | |
| Bladder exstrophy | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (0.1) | |
| Choanal atresia | 25 (1.1) | 7 (1.1) | 11 (0.8) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 47 (0.9) | |
| Cleft lip alone (without cleft palate) | 66 (2.9) | 9 (1.4) | 19 (1.4) | 9 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) | 104 (2.1) | |
| Cleft lip with cleft palate | 91 (4.0) | 15 (2.3) | 85 (6.1) | 17 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | 214 (4.3) | |
| Cleft palate alone (without cleft lip) | 121 (5.3) | 33 (5.1) | 82 (5.9) | 25 (4.7) | 0 (0.0) | 274 (5.5) | |
| Cloacal exstrophy | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | |
| Clubfoot | 284 (12.5) | 74 (11.4) | 169 (12.2) | 46 (8.6) | <5 (†) | 588 (11.7) | |
| Coarctation of aorta | 40 (1.8) | 23 (3.5) | 37 (2.7) | 8 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 111 (2.2) | |
| Common truncus (truncus arteriosus or TA) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 6 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (0.2) | |
| Congenital cataract | 25 (1.1) | 9 (1.4) | 11 (0.8) | 7 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 52 (1.0) | |
| Congenital posterior urethral valves | 16 (1.4) | 14 (4.2) | 10 (1.4) | 9 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | 53 (2.1) | 1 |
| Craniosynostosis | 153 (6.8) | 34 (5.2) | 78 (5.6) | 13 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | 287 (5.7) | |
| Deletion 22q11.2 | 15 (0.7) | <5 (†) | 7 (0.5) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 30 (0.6) | |
| Dextro-Transposition of great arteries (d-TGA) | 16 (0.7) | 9 (1.4) | 16 (1.2) | 5 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 48 (1.0) | |
| Diaphragmatic hernia | 42 (1.9) | 10 (1.5) | 41 (3.0) | 7 (1.3) | <5 (†) | 105 (2.1) | |
| Double outlet right ventricle (DORV) | 17 (0.8) | 14 (2.2) | 13 (0.9) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 47 (0.9) | |
| Ebstein anomaly | 5 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (0.4) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (0.3) | |
| Encephalocele | 6 (0.3) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (0.3) | |
| Esophageal atresia / tracheoesophageal fistula | 59 (2.6) | 15 (2.3) | 32 (2.3) | 10 (1.9) | <5 (†) | 121 (2.4) | |
| Gastroschisis | 24 (1.1) | 10 (1.5) | 40 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 77 (1.5) | |
| Holoprosencephaly | 8 (0.4) | <5 (†) | 13 (0.9) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 26 (0.5) | |
| Hypoplastic left heart syndrome | 27 (1.2) | 11 (1.7) | 24 (1.7) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 65 (1.3) | |
| Hypospadias | 1150 (98.9) | 280 (84.8) | 382 (54.2) | 162 (58.3) | <5 (†) | 2018 (78.6) | 1 |
| Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) | 5 (0.2) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (0.2) | |
| Limb deficiencies (reduction defects) | 41 (1.8) | 14 (2.2) | 37 (2.7) | 8 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 102 (2.0) | |
| Omphalocele | 18 (0.8) | 25 (3.8) | 16 (1.2) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 64 (1.3) | |
| Pulmonary valve atresia | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 5 (0.4) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (0.2) | |
| Pulmonary valve atresia and stenosis | 110 (4.9) | 94 (14.4) | 101 (7.3) | 26 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 340 (6.8) | |
| Rectal and large intestinal atresia / stenosis | 51 (2.3) | 26 (4.0) | 44 (3.2) | 15 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | 140 (2.8) | |
| Renal agenesis / hypoplasia | 140 (6.2) | 28 (4.3) | 96 (6.9) | 18 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | 290 (5.8) | |
| Single ventricle | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (0.1) | |
| Small intestinal atresia / stenosis | 46 (2.0) | 20 (3.1) | 40 (2.9) | 7 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 114 (2.3) | |
| Spina bifida without anencephaly | 27 (1.2) | 11 (1.7) | 35 (2.5) | 7 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 86 (1.7) | |
| Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) | 71 (3.1) | 36 (5.5) | 45 (3.2) | 14 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | 172 (3.4) | |
| Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) | 13 (0.6) | <5 (†) | 14 (1.0) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 34 (0.7) | |
| Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) | 21 (0.9) | 10 (1.5) | 18 (1.3) | 5 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 56 (1.1) | |
| Tricuspid valve atresia | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 6 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (0.2) | |
| Tricuspid valve atresia and stenosis | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 6 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (0.3) | |
| Trisomy 13 | 17 (0.8) | 6 (0.9) | 11 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | 36 (0.7) | |
| Trisomy 18 | 13 (0.6) | 12 (1.8) | 22 (1.6) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 50 (1.0) | |
| Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) | 199 (8.8) | 80 (12.3) | 239 (17.2) | 26 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 559 (11.1) | |
| Turner syndrome | 20 (1.8) | 6 (1.9) | 17 (2.5) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 49 (2.0) | 2 |
| Ventricular septal defect | 1004 (44.4) | 318 (48.9) | 817 (58.9) | 169 (31.5) | <5 (†) | 2362 (47.1) | |
| Total live births | 226318 | 65095 | 138633 | 53704 | 262 | 501840 | 3 |
| Male Live Births | 116294 | 33009 | 70424 | 27805 | 139 | 256836 | |
| Female Live Births | 110022 | 32083 | 68203 | 25897 | 123 | 244989 | |
| 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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| New Jersey 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 | 72 (2.0) | <5 (†) | 77 (1.5) |
| Trisomy 13 | 17 (0.5) | 18 (1.3) | 36 (0.7) |
| Trisomy 18 | 14 (0.4) | 34 (2.5) | 50 (1.0) |
| Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) | 190 (5.2) | 350 (26.1) | 559 (11.1) |
| Total live births | 367493 | 134334 | 501840 |
| Notes †- Counts <5 and associated prevalences are suppressed *- Data for totals include unknown/other maternal age |
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