Note: *Gross rate is the total number of cases of anomaly (regardless of whether the pregnancy ended in miscarriage, termination of pregnancy, live birth or stillbirth) divided by the total number of live and still births.
Twenty-five most common congenital anomalies reported by CARIS in Wales 1998-2022
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All cases |
Liveborn cases |
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All Cases of Anomaly |
Total Number of Cases 1998 - 2022 |
Rate per 10,000 total births 2018-2022 |
Number of Liveborn Cases 2018-2022 |
% cases live born 1998-2022 |
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ALL ANOMALIES |
36,620 |
320.1 |
30,695 |
83.8 |
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Congenital heart defects |
9,205 |
83.3 |
8,193 |
89.0 |
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Genetic disorders (genetic syndromes, hereditary skin disorders, skeletal dysplasias and chromosomal anomalies) |
6,633 |
69.8 |
3,974 |
59.9 |
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Limb anomalies |
5,692 |
47.8 |
4,612 |
81.0 |
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Congenital anomalies of kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) |
4,669 |
46.3 |
3,905 |
83.6 |
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Ventricular septal defect (VSD) |
3,970 |
38.6 |
3,613 |
91.0 |
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Nervous system anomalies |
3,230 |
33.1 |
1,547 |
47.9 |
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Gastro-intestinal anomalies |
2,758 |
19.4 |
2,194 |
79.6 |
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Severe congenital heart defects |
2,713 |
29.3 |
2,109 |
77.7 |
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Genital anomalies |
2,673 |
24.2 |
2,558 |
95.7 |
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Congenital hydronephrosis including ureter obstruction |
2,434 |
20.0 |
2,307 |
94.8 |
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Hypospadias |
2,085 |
20.4 |
2,076 |
99.6 |
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Down syndrome/trisomy 21 |
1,925 |
24.0 |
875 |
45.5 |
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Oro-facial clefts |
1,663 |
16.4 |
1,406 |
84.5 |
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Club foot – talipes equinovarus |
1,648 |
21.1 |
1,220 |
74.0 |
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Atrial septal defect (ASD) |
1,455 |
6.2 |
1,450 |
99.7 |
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Eye anomalies |
1,327 |
7.9 |
1,286 |
96.9 |
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Congenital hearing loss |
1,315 |
9.2 |
1,315 |
100.0 |
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Neural Tube Defects |
1,260 |
13.7 |
206 |
16.3 |
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Ear, face and neck anomalies |
1,154 |
[x] |
811 |
70.3 |
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Polydactyly |
1,011 |
7.6 |
892 |
88.2 |
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Patent Ductus arteriosus (PDA) |
978 |
6.0 |
978 |
100.0 |
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Abdominal wall defects |
898 |
10.6 |
492 |
54.8 |
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Cleft lip with/without palate |
885 |
9.7 |
740 |
83.6 |
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Pulmonary valve stenosis |
798 |
7.2 |
767 |
96.1 |
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Cleft palate |
783 |
6.7 |
670 |
85.6 |