Neural Tube Defects
(asked on 17th November 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many births there have been in each of the last five years that were classed as (1) spina bifida, (2) hydrocephalus, and (3) anencephaly, caused by neural tube defects.
The following table shows the number of births and birth prevalence for spina bifida, hydrocephalus and anencephaly caused by neural tube defects in 2018 and 2019. Data prior to 2018 is not available in the format requested. Data for 2020 will be published in December.
| Number of births in 2019 | Prevalence per 10,000 total births and 95% confidence interval in 2019 | Number of births in 2018 | Prevalence per 10,000 total births and 95% confidence interval in 2018 |
Spina bifida | 335 | 5.4 (4.9-6.1) | 336 | 5.3 (4.8-6) |
Hydrocephalus | 266 | 4.3 (3.8-4.9) | 242 | 3.9 (3.4-4.4) |
Anencephalus and similar | 317 | 5.2 (4.6-5.8) | 277 | 4.4 (3.9-5) |
Source: The National Congenital Anomaly and Rare Disease Registration Service
Note:
The denominator used to calculate prevalence is obtained from the Office for National Statistics and reflects all live and still births in 2018 and 2019. These figures are for England and the crown dependencies.