| Puerto Rico 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 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 29 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 37 (3.7) | |
| Anophthalmia / microphthalmia | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (1.4) | |
| Anotia / microtia | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (1.5) | |
| Aortic valve stenosis | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (1.5) | |
| Atrial septal defect | 5 (26.5) | <5 (†) | 335 (34.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 342 (34.4) | |
| Atrioventricular septal defect (endocardial cushion defect) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 43 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 45 (4.5) | |
| Bladder exstrophy | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | |
| Cleft lip alone (without cleft palate) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 42 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 44 (4.4) | |
| Cleft lip with cleft palate | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 59 (6.1) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 60 (6.0) | |
| Cleft palate alone (without cleft lip) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 62 (6.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 62 (6.2) | |
| Clubfoot | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 193 (19.9) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 202 (20.3) | |
| Coarctation of aorta | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 42 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 42 (4.2) | |
| Common truncus (truncus arteriosus or TA) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | |
| Congenital cataract | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 27 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 27 (2.7) | |
| Craniosynostosis | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 23 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 24 (2.4) | |
| Deletion 22q11.2 | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (0.6) | |
| Dextro-Transposition of great arteries (d-TGA) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (1.2) | |
| Diaphragmatic hernia | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 23 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 24 (2.4) | |
| Double outlet right ventricle (DORV) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 22 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 22 (2.2) | |
| Ebstein anomaly | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (0.8) | |
| Encephalocele | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (1.4) | |
| Esophageal atresia / tracheoesophageal fistula | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (2.9) | |
| Gastroschisis | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 56 (5.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 58 (5.8) | |
| Holoprosencephaly | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 25 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 30 (3.0) | |
| Hypoplastic left heart syndrome | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 25 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 27 (2.7) | |
| Hypospadias | 10 (103.0) | <5 (†) | 363 (72.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 375 (73.5) | 1 |
| Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (0.5) | |
| Limb deficiencies (reduction defects) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 64 (6.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 67 (6.7) | |
| Omphalocele | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 35 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 38 (3.8) | |
| Pulmonary valve atresia | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (0.8) | |
| Pulmonary valve atresia and stenosis | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 125 (12.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 128 (12.9) | |
| Single ventricle | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | |
| Small intestinal atresia / stenosis | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (3.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (3.4) | |
| Spina bifida without anencephaly | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 32 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 35 (3.5) | |
| Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 33 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 33 (3.3) | |
| Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (1.0) | |
| Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 24 (2.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 24 (2.4) | |
| Tricuspid valve atresia | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (1.1) | |
| Tricuspid valve atresia and stenosis | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (0.9) | |
| Trisomy 13 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) | |
| Trisomy 18 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 18 (1.8) | |
| Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) | <5 (†) | <5 (†) | 120 (12.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 127 (12.8) | |
| Turner syndrome | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (1.7) | 2 |
| Ventricular septal defect | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | 460 (47.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 463 (46.5) | |
| Total live births | 1886 | 279 | 97034 | 164 | 10 | 99510 | 3 |
| Male Live Births | 971 | 148 | 49762 | 77 | 3 | 51042 | |
| Female Live Births | 914 | 131 | 47269 | 87 | 7 | 48464 | |
| 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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| Puerto Rico 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 | 58 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) | 58 (5.8) |
| Trisomy 13 | <5 (†) | 0 (0.0) | <5 (†) |
| Trisomy 18 | 12 (1.4) | 6 (5.1) | 18 (1.8) |
| Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) | 53 (6.1) | 74 (63.3) | 127 (12.8) |
| Total live births | 86879 | 11689 | 99510 |
| Notes †- Counts <5 and associated prevalences are suppressed *- Data for totals include unknown/other maternal age |
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