Birth Defects Profile

     
Birth Defects Profile, Alachua County, Florida
IndicatorYear(s)County CountCounty Rate*
(99% Cl)		State CountState Rate*
(99% Cl)
Cardiovascular Conditions
Aortic Valve Stenosis2017-2021<51161.1 (0.9-1.3)
Atrial Septal Defect2017-202111989.4 (73.3-105.5)12,645116.6 (114.6-118.6)
Atrioventricular Septal Defect (Endocardial Cushion Defect)2017-202153.8 (1.2-8.8)4824.4 (4.1-4.8)
Coarctation of the Aorta2017-20211813.5 (8-21.4)6606.1 (5.6-6.6)
Common Truncus (Truncus Arteriosus)2017-2021<5450.4 (0.3-0.5)
Critical Congenital Heart Defects2017-20214231.6 (22-41.1)2,05118.9 (18.1-19.7)
Double Outlet Right Ventricle2017-2021<52352.2 (1.9-2.4)
Ebstein Anomaly2017-2021<5800.7 (0.6-0.9)
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome2017-202186 (2.6-11.8)3443.2 (2.8-3.5)
Interrupted Aortic Arch2017-2021<5730.7 (0.5-0.8)
Pulmonary Valve Atresia And Stenosis2017-2021139.8 (5.2-16.7)1,0529.7 (9.1-10.3)
Single Ventricle2017-202164.5 (1.7-9.8)1401.3 (1.1-1.5)
Tetralogy of Fallot2017-202196.8 (3.1-12.8)5395 (4.6-5.4)
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return2017-2021<5930.9 (0.7-1)
Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA)2017-202153.8 (1.2-8.8)2902.7 (2.4-3)
Tricuspid Valve Atresia and Stenosis2017-2021<5890.8 (0.7-1)
Ventricular Septal Defect2017-20218866.1 (52.3-79.9)6,83863.1 (61.6-64.6)
Central Nervous System Conditions
Anencephalus2017-2021<5920.9 (0.7-1)
Encephalocele2017-2021<5930.9 (0.7-1)
Holoprosencephaly2017-2021<51010.9 (0.8-1.1)
Spina Bifida Without Anencephalus2017-2021<52742.5 (2.2-2.8)
Chromosomal Conditions
DiGeorge Syndrome (Deletion 22q11.2)2017-2021<5510.5 (0.3-0.6)
Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21)2017-2021129 (4.7-15.8)1,43513.2 (12.6-13.9)
Edwards Syndrome (Trisomy 18) 2017-2021<52162 (1.7-2.3)
Patau Syndrome (Trisomy 13)2017-2021<51081 (0.8-1.2)
Turner Syndrome2017-2021<51402.6 (2.2-3.1)
Ear and Eye Conditions
Anophthalmia/Microphthalmia2017-2021<51221.1 (0.9-1.3)
Anotia/Microtia2017-2021<51661.5 (1.3-1.8)
Congenital Cataract2017-2021<51341.2 (1-1.4)
Gastrointestinal Conditions
Biliary Atresia2017-2021<53233 (2.7-3.3)
Esophageal Atresia/Tracheoesophageal Fistula2017-2021<52872.7 (2.3-3)
Rectal And Large Intestinal Atresia/Stenosis2017-202164.5 (1.7-9.8)4143.8 (3.5-4.2)
Small Intestinal Atresia/Stenosis2017-202164.5 (1.7-9.8)4013.7 (3.3-4.1)
Genitourinary Conditions
Bladder Exstrophy2017-2021<5210.2 (0.1-0.3)
Cloacal Exstrophy2017-2021<570.1 (0-0.1)
Congenital Posterior Urethral Valves2017-2021<51481.4 (1.1-1.6)
Hypospadias2017-20213551.7 (34.6-68.9)4,03072.7 (70.4-74.9)
Renal Agenesis/Hypoplasia2017-202186 (2.6-11.8)6756.2 (5.8-6.7)
Musculoskeletal Conditions
Clubfoot2017-20213828.6 (19.5-37.6)2,43422.4 (21.6-23.3)
Craniosynostosis2017-2021129 (4.7-15.8)5124.7 (4.3-5.1)
Diaphragmatic Hernia2017-2021<53923.6 (3.3-4)
Gastroschisis2017-2021<53553.3 (2.9-3.6)
Limb Deficiencies (Reduction Defects)2017-202196.8 (3.1-12.8)3313.1 (2.7-3.4)
Omphalocele2017-202175.3 (2.1-10.8)2382.2 (1.9-2.5)
Orofacial Conditions
Choanal Atresia2017-2021<51561.4 (1.2-1.7)
Cleft Lip Alone2017-2021<52692.5 (2.2-2.8)
Cleft Lip With Cleft Palate2017-2021<55214.8 (4.4-5.2)
Cleft Palate Alone2017-2021129 (4.7-15.8)5385 (4.5-5.4)
Total Birth Defects
Total Birth Defects2017-2021331248.7 (221.9-275.5)28,151259.6 (256.6-262.6)
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Data Note(s)

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

  • Florida Birth Defects Profile Definitions

  • Florida Birth Defects Registry: 2009-2013 birth defects data have been revised as of September 26, 2016.

  • Results have been suppressed when the estimated case count is between 0 and 4.

  • *Rate = Number of cases per 10,000 live births.

  • 95% CI = The rate is accompanied by the 95% confidence interval.

  • 99% CI = The rate is accompanied by the 99% confidence interval.

  • Beginning with the 2010-2014 data, the rate of each birth defect or birth defect grouping is provided along with 95% confidence intervals. As suggested by the National Birth Defects Prevention Network’s Guidelines for Conducting Birth Defects Surveillance, for small numbers of cases (which we have defined as 30 or fewer), the Poisson distribution was used to generate 95% confidence intervals. When the case count was greater than thirty, we calculated 95% confidence intervals using the normal approximation.