Prevalence and Incidence of Congenital heart defects

Prevalance of Congenital heart defects:

1 million (NHLBI)

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 272 or 0.37% or 1 million people in USA [about data]

Incidence (annual) of Congenital heart defects:

about 1 in 120 babies

Incidence Rate:

approx 1 in 8,159 or 0.01% or 33,333 people in USA [about data]

Incidence extrapolations for USA for Congenital heart defects:

33,333 per year, 2,777 per month, 641 per week, 91 per day, 3 per hour, 0 per minute, 0 per second.

Incidence statistics for Congenital heart defects:

The following statistics relate to the incidence of Congenital heart defects:

• 1,000,000 cases in the USA (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III, 1988-94)
• 14 infants were born alive with anomalies of cardiac chambers in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 2 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to anomalies of cardiac chambers in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 3 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of anomalies of cardiac chambers in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• Anomalies of cardiac chambers occurred in 6.46 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 2 infants were born alive with common arterial truncus in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 1 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to common arterial truncus in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 1 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of common arterial truncus in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• Common arterial truncus occurred in 1.36 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 8 infants were born alive with transposition of great vessels of the heart in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 1 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to transposition of great vessels of the heart in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 0 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of transposition of great vessels of the heart in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• Transposition of great vessels of the heart occurred in 3.06 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 1 infants were born alive with single heart ventrical in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 0 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to single heart ventrical in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 1 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of single heart ventrical in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• Single heart ventrical occurred in 0.68 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 210 infants were born alive with malformations of cardiac septa in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 3 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to malformations of cardiac septa in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 15 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of malformations of cardiac septa in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• Malformations of cardiac septa occurred in 77.57 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 133 infants were born alive with ventricular septal defect in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 1 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to ventricular septal defect in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 8 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of ventricular septal defect in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• Ventricular septal defect occurred in 48.31 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 73 infants were born alive with atrial septal defect in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 0 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to atrial septal defect in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 0 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of atrial septal defect in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• Atrial septal defect occurred in 24.84 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 11 infants were born alive with atrioventricular septal defect in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 2 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to atrioventricular septal defect in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 4 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of atrioventricular septal defect in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• Atrioventricular septal defect occurred in 5.78 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 19 infants were born alive with tetralogy of fallot in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 0 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to tetralogy of fallot in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 3 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of tetralogy of fallot in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• Tetralogy of fallot occurred in 7.48 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 60 infants were born alive with malformations of heart valves in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 4 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to malformations of heart valves in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 4 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of malformations of heart valves in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• Malformations of heart valves occurred in 23.13 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 1 infants were born alive with tricuspid atresia and stenosis in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 0 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to tricuspid atresia and stenosis in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 0 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of tricuspid atresia and stenosis in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• Tricuspid atresia and stenosis occurred in 0.34 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 1 infants were born alive with Ebstein’s anomaly in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 0 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to Ebstein’s anomaly in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 0 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of Ebstein’s anomaly in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• Ebstein’s anomaly occurred in 0.34 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 7 infants were born alive with aortic valve atresia or stenosis in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 1 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to aortic valve atresia or stenosis in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 1 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of aortic valve atresia or stenosis in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• Aortic valve atresia or stenosis occurred in 3.06 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 3 infants were born alive with hypoplastic left heart in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 1 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to hypoplastic left heart in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 2 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of hypoplastic left heart in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• Hypoplastic left heart occurred in 2.04 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 38 infants were born alive with malformation of great arteries and veins in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 4 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to malformation of great arteries and veins in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 3 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of malformation of great arteries and veins in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• Malformation of great arteries and veins occurred in 15.31 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 13 infants were born alive with coarctation of aorta in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 0 fetal deaths or still births occurred due to coarctation of aorta in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• 1 cases of induced abortions occurred following prenatal diagnosis of coarctation of aorta in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)
• Coarctation of aorta occurred in 4.76 per 10,000 births in the UK 2002 (University of Ulster, 2003)

About prevalence and incidence statistics:

The term 'prevalence' of Congenital heart defects usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Congenital heart defects at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Congenital heart defects refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Congenital heart defects diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.