Congenital Malformations

Description of Statistics

The Statistical Report contains information on births and foetuses with congenital anomalies. It includes numbers and prevalence rates for congenital anomalies, on an annual basis, both nationally and by hospital district. Statistics on all congenital anomalies are given in total, while certain anomalies, monitored internationally, are analyzed in more detail. Statistics on infant mortality associated with congenital anomalies and selective terminations of pregnancy are presented.

Data on congenital anomalies are gathered from hospitals, health-care professionals and other national health registers. Statistical data are used for monitoring congenital anomalies nationally and regionally, and among other purposes, for planning prenatal screening, diagnostics and treatment of congenital /  foetal anomalies as well as for conducting research on congenital anomalies.