Congenital Cataract

Congenital Cataract

Congenital cataract is an eye condition marked by clouding of the lens of the eye that is present at birth.

Identifying babies born with birth defects and collecting information about them is a first step in preventing birth defects. Florida is among the many states with a birth defects tracking system. This data, as part of the national picture, helps us find out where and when birth defects occur and who they affect.

In 2017-21, the rate per 10,000 live births with Congenital Cataract in Alachua County, could not be generated because there were too few cases compared to 1.2 statewide.

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Alachua County
Congenital Cataract, Per 10,000 live births
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Congenital Cataract, Per 10,000 live births  
AlachuaFlorida
Data YearCountRateCountRate
2017-2021<51341.2 (1.03 - 1.44)
2016-2020<51421.3 (1.02 - 1.58)
2015-2019<51431.3 (1.01 - 1.57)
2014-2018<51341.2 (1.01 - 1.41)
2013-2017<51281.2 (0.96 - 1.36)
2012-2016<51261.2 (0.95 - 1.36)
2011-2015<51261.2 (0.97 - 1.37)
2010-2014<51451.4 (1.14 - 1.58)
2009-2013<51531.4 (1.13 - 1.73)
2008-2012<51551.4 (1.13 - 1.72)
Florida
Congenital Cataract, Per 10,000 live births, 2017-2021
At least 51 counties must have rates greater than zero for a quartile map to be displayed.
Congenital Cataract, Per 10,000 live births, 2017-2021  
CountyCountRate
Florida 1341.2 (1.03 - 1.44)
Alachua<5
Baker<5
Bay<5
Bradford<5
Brevard<5
Broward 111.0 (0.52 - 1.86)
Calhoun<5
Charlotte<5
Citrus<5
Clay<5
Collier<5
Columbia<5
Miami-Dade 181.2 (0.72 - 1.92)
DeSoto<5
Dixie<5
Duval 121.9 (0.97 - 3.29)
Escambia<5
Flagler<5
Franklin<5
Gadsden<5
Gilchrist<5
Glades<5
Gulf<5
Hamilton<5
Hardee<5
Hendry<5
Hernando<5
Highlands<5
Hillsborough 111.3 (0.65 - 2.32)
Holmes<5
Indian River<5
Jackson<5
Jefferson<5
Lafayette<5
Lake<5
Lee<5
Leon<5
Levy<5
Liberty<5
Madison<5
Manatee<5
Marion<5
Martin<5
Monroe<5
Nassau<5
Okaloosa<5
Okeechobee<5
Orange 131.6 (0.85 - 2.72)
Osceola<5
Palm Beach 71.0 (0.38 - 1.97)
Pasco 52.0 (0.64 - 4.61)
Pinellas<5
Polk 71.8 (0.7 - 3.6)
Putnam<5
St. Johns<5
St. Lucie<5
Santa Rosa<5
Sarasota<5
Seminole<5
Sumter<5
Suwannee<5
Taylor<5
Union<5
Volusia<5
Wakulla<5
Walton<5
Washington<5
10/1/2026 8:01:47 PM

Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Birth Defects Registry

  • Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.
  • Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.
  • Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties and are only based on counties with data.
  • Results are suppressed when the estimated case count is between 0 and 4.
  • *Rate = Number of cases per 10,000 live births. Rates are calculated if there are 5 or more cases.
  • As suggested by the National Birth Defects Prevention Network’s Guidelines for Conducting Birth Defects Surveillance, for small numbers of cases (30 or fewer), the Poisson distribution was used to generate confidence intervals. When the case count was greater than thirty, confidence intervals are calculated using the normal approximation. Confidence intervals for 2008-2010 are 95%. All other years are 99%.