Publication, Part of NCARDRS Congenital Anomaly Statistics: Annual Data
NCARDRS Congenital Anomaly Official Statistics Report, 2020
Official statistics
Summary
This publication contains information on congenital anomalies in babies delivered in England in 2020. It includes this report showing key findings, spreadsheet tables with more detailed estimates and a methodology document.
Highlights
New in this publication
The National Congenital Anomaly and Rare Disease Registration Service (NCARDRS) is a comprehensive registration service that collects and quality assures data on congenital anomalies and rare diseases in England.
This is the sixth annual congenital anomaly statistics report released by NCARDRS and the third report to contain national data for the whole of England. The report contains information on congenital anomalies detected in babies delivered between 1 January and 31 December 2020.
Spreadsheet data tables with detailed estimates and a technical details document are attached to this report; these can be found at the bottom of this page as downloadable files.
Key Facts
One baby was diagnosed with a congenital anomaly for every 45 births in 2020 in England
Total birth prevalence was 222 per 10,000 births in 2020
Most babies with a congenital anomaly (75%) in 2020 were born alive.
One in 60 live births had a congenital anomaly.
Nearly two thirds (65%) of babies with congenital anomalies were detected antenatally.
The majority of abdominal wall (97%) and nervous system (85%) anomalies were detected antenatally, where timing of detection was known.
Total birth prevalence in England for 2020 for trisomy conditions:
Down’s syndrome 1 in 377 births, Edwards’ syndrome 1 in 1,352 births, Patau’s syndrome 1 in 3,707 births
Congenital anomalies are a leading cause of infant mortality
There were 548 infant deaths among babies with one or more congenital anomalies in the 587,222 live births in 2020, giving an infant mortality rate of 9 per 10,000 live births for congenital anomalies.
The rate of genetic congenital anomalies in babies of mothers over 40 years old was around 7 times higher relative to women under 20 years.
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