Note from the original source: "This paper presents national population-based birth defects prevalence estimates for the period of 2016–2020. In March of 2023, the National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN) distributed a call for data to all US-based birth defects surveillance programs. Of the programs that responded to the call for data, we limited our analysis to 13 programs that used active or a combination of active plus passive case ascertainment methods and ascertained all birth outcomes (live births, fetal deaths, and terminations): California (10 counties), Delaware, Hawaii (2016–2017 only), Iowa, Massachusetts, metropolitan Atlanta (3 counties), North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas (2016–2019 only), and Utah."
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Rate of mouth, face, and eye birth defects in the U.S. from 2016-2020, by race
In the period 2016-2020, babies born from non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native mothers in the United States had the highest rates of cleft palate alone, with around *** babies born with this defect per 10,000 live births. Cleft lip and cleft palate are birth defects in which a baby's lip or mouth do not properly form. This statistic shows the rate of select mouth, face, and eye birth defects in the United States from 2016 to 2020, by maternal race/ethnicity.
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NIH. (January 18, 2024). Rate of select mouth, face, and eye birth defects in the United States from 2016 to 2020, by maternal race/ethnicity (per 10,000 live births) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1497828/mouth-face-and-eye-birth-defects-rate-by-race-ethnicity/
NIH. "Rate of select mouth, face, and eye birth defects in the United States from 2016 to 2020, by maternal race/ethnicity (per 10,000 live births)." Chart. January 18, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1497828/mouth-face-and-eye-birth-defects-rate-by-race-ethnicity/
NIH. (2024). Rate of select mouth, face, and eye birth defects in the United States from 2016 to 2020, by maternal race/ethnicity (per 10,000 live births). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1497828/mouth-face-and-eye-birth-defects-rate-by-race-ethnicity/
NIH. "Rate of Select Mouth, Face, and Eye Birth Defects in The United States from 2016 to 2020, by Maternal Race/Ethnicity (per 10,000 Live Births)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 18 Jan 2024, /statistics/1497828/mouth-face-and-eye-birth-defects-rate-by-race-ethnicity/
NIH, Rate of select mouth, face, and eye birth defects in the United States from 2016 to 2020, by maternal race/ethnicity (per 10,000 live births) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1497828/mouth-face-and-eye-birth-defects-rate-by-race-ethnicity/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Rate of select mouth, face, and eye birth defects in the United States from 2016 to 2020, by maternal race/ethnicity (per 10,000 live births) [Graph], NIH, January 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1497828/mouth-face-and-eye-birth-defects-rate-by-race-ethnicity/
