In the period 2016-2020, babies born from Hispanic mothers in the United States had the highest rates of spina bifida without anencephaly, with around 4.2 babies born with this defect per 10,000 live births. Spina bifida, anencephaly, and encephalocele are neural tube defects in which the neural tube does not close properly, often resulting in damage to the spinal cord and nerves. This statistic shows the rate of select central nervous system birth defects in the United States from 2016 to 2020, by maternal race/ethnicity.
Rate of select central nervous system birth defects in the United States from 2016 to 2020, by maternal race/ethnicity
(per 10,000 live births)
Note from the original source: "This paper presents national population-based birth defects prevalence estimates for the period of 2016–2020. In March of 2023, the National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN) distributed a call for data to all US-based birth defects surveillance programs. Of the programs that responded to the call for data, we limited our analysis to 13 programs that used active or a combination of active plus passive case ascertainment methods and ascertained all birth outcomes (live births, fetal deaths, and terminations): California (10 counties), Delaware, Hawaii (2016–2017 only), Iowa, Massachusetts, metropolitan Atlanta (3 counties), North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas (2016–2019 only), and Utah."
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NIH. (January 18, 2024). Rate of select central nervous system birth defects in the United States from 2016 to 2020, by maternal race/ethnicity (per 10,000 live births) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497817/central-nervous-system-birth-defects-rate-by-race-ethnicity/
NIH. "Rate of select central nervous system birth defects in the United States from 2016 to 2020, by maternal race/ethnicity (per 10,000 live births)." Chart. January 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497817/central-nervous-system-birth-defects-rate-by-race-ethnicity/
NIH. (2024). Rate of select central nervous system birth defects in the United States from 2016 to 2020, by maternal race/ethnicity (per 10,000 live births). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497817/central-nervous-system-birth-defects-rate-by-race-ethnicity/
NIH. "Rate of Select Central Nervous System Birth Defects in The United States from 2016 to 2020, by Maternal Race/Ethnicity (per 10,000 Live Births)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497817/central-nervous-system-birth-defects-rate-by-race-ethnicity/
NIH, Rate of select central nervous system birth defects in the United States from 2016 to 2020, by maternal race/ethnicity (per 10,000 live births) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497817/central-nervous-system-birth-defects-rate-by-race-ethnicity/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Rate of select central nervous system birth defects in the United States from 2016 to 2020, by maternal race/ethnicity (per 10,000 live births) [Graph], NIH, January 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1497817/central-nervous-system-birth-defects-rate-by-race-ethnicity/
