Economic Costs of Birth Defects

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National Perinatal Statistics

Economic Costs of Birth Defects

Condition	Rate¹	Total Cost²	Cost per new case³
Nervous System
Cerebral palsy	12.3	$2,426	$503
Spina Bifida	4.2	$489	$294
Cardiovascular
Truncus arteriosus	1.1	$210	$505
Single ventricle	1.3	$173	$344
Transposition/double outlet right ventricle	4.9	$515	$267
Tetralogy of Fallot	3.5	$360	$262
Alimentary Tract
Tracheo-esophageal fistula	2.9	$165	$145
Colorectal atresia	4.5	$219	$123
Cleft lip or palate	17.7	$697	$101
Atresia/stenosis of small intestine	3.8	$110	$75
Genitourinary
Renal agenesis	4.3	$42	$250
Urinary obstruction	10.4	$343	$84
Musculoskeletal
Lower-limb reduction	2.2	$167	$199
Upper-limb reduction	4.4	$170	$99
Abdominal Wall
Omphalocele	1.9	$132	$176
Gastroschisis	2.6	$109	$108
Chromosomal Abnormality
Down Syndrome	10.5	$1,848	$451
Other
Diaphragmatic hernia	3.7	$364	$250
Total	83.3	$8,031	$244

^{¹Per per 10,000 live births.
²$1,000,000
³$1,000
Note: Estimates were adjusted to reflect national lifetime costs in 1992 dollars and to avoid duplication when a child had more than 1 condition.
Source: CDC. Economic costs of birth defects and cerebral plasy--United States, 1992. MMWR. 1995:44;694-699.}

Summary Data

United States Perinatal Data Summary

Preconceptional Health

Substance Abuse by Pregnancy Status, 1999-2000

Results from the 1995 & 2000 March of Dimes Folic Acid Gallup Surveys

Prenatal Care

Month Prenatal Care Began, 2000

Adequacy of Prenatal Care by State, 2000 (Map)

Adequacy of Prenatal Care by Maternal Race/Ethnicity, 2000

Adequacy of Prenatal Care, 2000

Early Prenatal Care by State, 2000

Early Prenatal Care by Hispanic Ethnicity, 2000

Early Prenatal Care, 1990-2000

Early Prenatal Care by Maternal Race, 2000

Live Births

Fertility Rates, 1990-2000

Live Births by Maternal Age, 2000

Prematurity and Low Birthweight

Live Births by Gestational Age and Birthweight, 2000

Low and Very Low Birthweight Births, 1990-2000

Low and Very Low Birthweight Births by Maternal Race, 2000

Low and Very Low Birthweight Births by Hispanic Ethnicity, 2000

Preterm Births, 1990-2000

Infant Mortality

Infant Mortality Rates by State, 1999

International Comparisons of Infant Mortality Rates

Infant Mortality Rates by Hispanic Ethnicity, 1999

Infant Mortality Rates by Maternal Race, 1999

Ten Leading Causes of Infant Mortality, 1999

Infant Mortality, 1915-1999

Five Leading Causes of Neonatal Mortality, 1999

Birth Defects

Leading Categories of Birth Defects

Descriptions of Leading Categories of Birth Defects

Leading Causes of Infant Death, 1999

Economic Costs of Birth Defects

Fiscal Issues

Expenditures for Perinatal Care

Health Insurance Coverage Women Ages 15-44, 2000

Economic Costs of Perinatal Care, 1999

Children Under Age 19 Without Health Insurance by State, 1999-2000

Women Ages 15-44 Without Health Insurance by State, 1999-2000

Health Insurance Coverage Children Under Age 19, 2000

Perinatal Statistics

PeriStats Interactive Perinatal Data Resource

National Perinatal Statistics

Statistical Publications




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