Virginia
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 11 (0.4) <5 (†) 7 (0.9) Not reported Not reported 20 (0.4)
Anophthalmia / microphthalmia 10 (0.4) Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported 10 (0.2)
Anotia / microtia 15 (0.6) <5 (†) 15 (2.0) <5 (†) Not reported 35 (0.7)
Aortic valve stenosis 24 (0.9) <5 (†) <5 (†) <5 (†) Not reported 27 (0.6)
Atrial septal defect 2034 (77.3) 1018 (101.6) 552 (74.1) 181 (49.9) 8 (99.3) 3835 (79.4)
Atrioventricular septal defect (endocardial cushion defect) 23 (0.9) 7 (0.7) <5 (†) Not reported Not reported 35 (0.7)
Biliary atresia 36 (1.4) 33 (3.3) 12 (1.6) <5 (†) Not reported 86 (1.8)
Bladder exstrophy <5 (†) Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported <5 (†)
Choanal atresia 28 (1.1) 5 (0.6) <5 (†) <5 (†) Not reported 40 (0.8)
Cleft lip alone (without cleft palate) 47 (1.8) 9 (0.9) 12 (1.6) 7 (1.9) Not reported 80 (1.7)
Cleft lip with cleft palate 96 (3.6) 26 (2.6) 23 (3.1) 9 (2.5) Not reported 155 (3.2)
Cleft palate alone (without cleft lip) 116 (4.4) 30 (3.0) 25 (3.4) 17 (4.7) Not reported 191 (4.0)
Cloacal exstrophy Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported
Clubfoot 320 (12.2) 108 (10.8) 73 (9.8) 43 (11.9) Not reported 549 (11.4)
Coarctation of aorta 106 (4.0) 30 (3.0) 26 (3.5) 6 (1.7) Not reported 169 (3.5)
Common truncus (truncus arteriosus or TA) Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported
Congenital cataract 14 (0.5) 9 (0.9) <5 (†) <5 (†) Not reported 30 (0.6)
Congenital posterior urethral valves 27 (2.0) 11 (2.2) <5 (†) <5 (†) Not reported 43 (1.7) 1
Craniosynostosis 153 (5.8) 35 (3.5) 26 (3.5) 8 (2.2) Not reported 225 (4.7)
Deletion 22q11.2 11 (0.4) 6 (0.8) <5 (†) <5 (†) Not reported 23 (0.5)
Dextro-Transposition of great arteries (d-TGA) 6 (0.2) Not reported <5 (†) Not reported Not reported 9 (0.2)
Diaphragmatic hernia 41 (1.6) 27 (2.7) 15 (2.0) <5 (†) Not reported 88 (1.8)
Double outlet right ventricle (DORV) 36 (1.4) 25 (2.5) 9 (1.2) 7 (1.9) Not reported 78 (1.6)
Ebstein anomaly 12 (0.5) <5 (†) <5 (†) <5 (†) Not reported 18 (0.4)
Encephalocele 9 (0.3) <5 (†) 5 (0.7) <5 (†) Not reported 17 (0.4)
Esophageal atresia / tracheoesophageal fistula 40 (1.5) 11 (1.1) 7 (0.9) <5 (†) Not reported 62 (1.3)
Gastroschisis 57 (2.2) 16 (1.6) 21 (2.8) Not reported Not reported 94 (1.9)
Holoprosencephaly 5 (0.2) <5 (†) <5 (†) <5 (†) Not reported 9 (0.2)
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome 30 (1.1) 13 (1.3) 5 (0.7) <5 (†) Not reported 49 (1.0)
Hypospadias 685 (50.8) 229 (44.8) 85 (22.3) 69 (36.9) <5 (†) 1085 (43.9) 1
Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) <5 (†) <5 (†) Not reported Not reported Not reported 5 (0.1)
Limb deficiencies (reduction defects) 48 (1.8) 23 (2.3) 10 (1.3) 6 (1.7) Not reported 88 (1.8)
Omphalocele 24 (0.9) 28 (2.8) 6 (0.8) Not reported Not reported 61 (1.3)
Pulmonary valve atresia 7 (0.3) <5 (†) <5 (†) <5 (†) Not reported 17 (0.4)
Pulmonary valve atresia and stenosis 83 (3.2) 47 (4.7) 27 (3.6) 10 (2.8) Not reported 168 (3.5)
Rectal and large intestinal atresia / stenosis 64 (2.4) 30 (3.0) 21 (2.8) 16 (4.4) <5 (†) 135 (2.8)
Renal agenesis / hypoplasia 100 (3.8) 38 (3.8) 31 (4.2) 10 (2.8) Not reported 180 (3.7)
Single ventricle 31 (1.2) 11 (1.1) 5 (0.7) <5 (†) Not reported 56 (1.2)
Small intestinal atresia / stenosis 54 (2.1) 33 (3.3) 25 (3.4) 7 (1.9) Not reported 120 (2.5)
Spina bifida without anencephaly 23 (0.9) 8 (0.8) 14 (1.9) 7 (1.9) Not reported 54 (1.1)
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) 26 (1.0) 12 (1.2) <5 (†) 5 (1.4) Not reported 47 (1.0)
Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) 19 (0.7) 5 (0.5) 8 (1.1) <5 (†) Not reported 37 (0.8)
Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported
Tricuspid valve atresia Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported
Tricuspid valve atresia and stenosis 6 (0.2) <5 (†) <5 (†) Not reported Not reported 13 (0.3)
Trisomy 13 13 (0.5) 11 (1.1) 10 (1.3) <5 (†) Not reported 35 (0.7)
Trisomy 18 27 (1.0) 20 (2.0) 6 (0.8) <5 (†) Not reported 55 (1.1)
Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) 286 (10.9) 88 (8.8) 113 (15.2) 21 (5.8) <5 (†) 522 (10.8)
Turner syndrome 30 (2.3) 12 (2.4) 7 (1.9) <5 (†) Not reported 52 (2.2) 2
Ventricular septal defect 467 (17.8) 162 (16.2) 148 (19.9) 56 (15.4) <5 (†) 853 (17.7)
Total live births 263018 100162 74535 36262 806 483188 3
Male Live Births 134824 51060 38135 18690 409 247433
Female Live Births 128178 49095 36394 17571 397 235723
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
Virginia
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 89 (2.6) 5 (1.0) 94 (1.9)
Trisomy 13 21 (0.6) 14 (1.7) 35 (0.7)
Trisomy 18 25 (0.8) 30 (3.0) 55 (1.1)
Trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) 235 (6.4) 287 (27.7) 522 (10.8)
Total live births 348760 49823 483188
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