Total Birth Defects 
Total Birth Defects is the number of births with a birth defect in the time period selected. Because an individual may have multiple birth defects, it is less than the sum of all birth defects.

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 Total Birth Defects in Alachua County was 248.7 compared to Florida at 259.6. The line graph shows change over time when there are at least three years of data.

Alachua County is in the third quartile for this measure. This means that relative to other counties in Florida, this occurs less often in about one half of the counties, and it occurs more often in about one quarter of the counties.

The map illustrates county data by quartile. A quartile map is presented when there are at least 51 counties with data for this measure.

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  Birth Defects Type
 
 
10 Year Report
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Alachua County
Florida
CountyYearCount/Rate
Year
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Total Birth Defects, Per 10,000 live births, 2017-2021
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Total Birth Defects, Per 10,000 live births
AlachuaFlorida
Data YearCountRateCountRate
2009-2013316220.1
(188.55 - 251.6)		27,463257.0
(253.06 - 260.94)
2010-2014309215.2
(191.24 - 239.24)		27,490257.6
(254.55 - 260.64)
2011-2015297206.4
(182.95 - 229.9)		27,272253.1
(250.08 - 256.09)
2012-2016303212.1
(188.24 - 236.01)		27,242250.0
(247.02 - 252.95)
2013-2017299210.1
(186.25 - 233.87)		27,376248.7
(245.75 - 251.64)
2014-2018296209.4
(185.53 - 233.23)		27,698250.1
(247.14 - 253.03)
2015-2019297213.4
(181.82 - 244.9)		27,984252.1
(248.3 - 255.97)
2016-2020320235.6
(202.08 - 269.1)		28,134256.8
(252.93 - 260.72)
2017-2021 331248.7
(221.88 - 275.46)		28,151259.6
(256.55 - 262.61)
FLHealthCharts.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.
Data Source: Florida Birth Defects Registry
10/19/2025 3:29:07 PM
Data Note(s)
  • 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%.