STATISTICS

Statistics

Statistics as reported by the National Birth Defects Prevention Network November 1, 2017, Birth Defects Research Part A, Clinical And Molecular Teratology Vol 109 Number 18, and the 2017 Congenital Malformation Surveillance Report.

Alaska

7.3 per 10,000 births (1 : 1370)

Arizona

6.1 per 10,000 births (1 : 1639)

Arkansas

7.5 per 10,000 births (1 : 1333)

California

6.2 per 10,000 births (1 : 1613)

Colorado

4.4 per 10,000 births (1 : 2273)

Delaware

7.6 per 10,000 births (1 : 1316)

Florida

4.7 per 10,000 births (1 : 2128)

Georgia

4.1 per 10,000 births (1 : 2439)

Hawaii

6.3 per 10,000 births (1 : 1587)

Illinois

3.7 per 10,000 births (1 : 2703)

Indiana

2.7 per 10,000 births (1 : 3704)

Iowa

6.1 per 10,000 births (1 : 1639)

Kansas

5.2 per 10,000 births (1 : 1923)

Kentucky

4.9 per 10,000 births (1 : 2041)

Louisiana

1.9 per 10,000 births (1 : 5263)

Maine

6.2 per 10,000 births (1 : 1724)

Maryland

0.4 per 10,000 births (1 : 25,000)

Massachusetts

3.6 per 10,000 births (1 : 2778)

Michigan

4.4 per 10,000 births (1 : 2273)

Minnesota

2.7 per 10,000 births (1 : 3704)

Mississippi

2.9 per 10,000 births (1 : 3448)

Missouri

5.6 per 10,000 births (1 : 1786)

Nebraska

5.9 per 10,000 births (1 : 1695)

New Hampshire

2.2 per 10,000 births (1 : 4545)

New Jersey

1.9 per 10,000 births (1 : 5263)

New Mexico

6.4 per 10,000 births (1 : 1563)

New York

2.3 per 10,000 births (1 : 4348)

North Carolina

4.6 per 10,000 births (1 : 2174)

North Dakota

3.8 per 10,000 births (1 : 2632)

Oklahoma

5.0 per 10,000 births (1 : 2000)

Oregon

5.2 per 10,000 births (1 : 1923)

Puerto Rico

4.8 per 10,000 births (1 : 2083)

Rhode Island

4.3 per 10,000 births (1 : 2326)

South Carolina

4.9 per 10,000 births (1 : 2041)

Tennessee

5.5 per 10,000 births (1 : 1818)

Texas

5.9 per 10,000 births (1 : 1695)

Utah

4.2 per 10,000 births (1 : 2381)

Vermont

4.6 per 10,000 births (1 : 2174)

Virginia

3.5 per 10,000 births (1 : 2857)

Washington

2.8 per 10,000 births (1 : 3571)

West Virginia

1.7 per 10,000 births (1 : 5882)

* State’s not listed did not report to the study or did not report gastroschisis numbers.

By Country

2004 – 2006 United States 4.49 per 10,000 (1 : 2229)
2004 – 2008 Australia VDBR 2.20 per 10,000 (1 : 4545)
2004 – 2008 Australia WARDA 3.95 per 10,000 (1 : 2532)
2004 – 2008 Wales – CARIS 6.85 per 10,000 (1 : 1460)
2004 – 2008 Canada Alberta 4.09 per 10,000 (1 : 2445)
2004 – 2008 Canada British Columbia 4.66 per 10,000 (1 : 2146)
2003 – 2007 Canada National 4.00 per 10,000 (1 : 2500)
2004 – 2008 Ireland Dublin 3.10 per 10,000 (1 : 3226)

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