U.S. Fertility Clinic Assisted Reproductive Technology Success Rates

2020 final success rates for Assisted Reproductive Technology cycles are reported by the National ART Surveillance System. Data includes cumulative success rates for patients using their own eggs and non-cumulative rates for donor egg cycles, linked across four datasets by a unique ClinicID. The data was published by data.cdc.gov and last updated in August 2023.

Use Cases

• Analyze variation in Data_Value_num (success rate) by patient age group using BreakOutCategoryId for different clinics identified by ClinicId.
• Model the relationship between Cycle_Count and cumulative success rates (Data_Value) for patients using their own eggs versus donor eggs using the Type column.
• Assess geographic disparities in ART outcomes by joining clinic location data (City, ZipCode, LocationAbbr) with success rate metrics.
• Evaluate clinic performance trends by comparing Data_Value_num across the Year field for specific Question categories like 'live-birth delivery'.

Strengths

• Data is part of a national surveillance system (NASS) covering fertility clinics across the U.S.
• Success rates are disaggregated for patients using own eggs versus donor eggs, with cumulative rates calculated over a 1-year period.
• Four related datasets (Services, Patient Characteristics, Success Rates, Summary) can be linked via a unique ClinicID for deeper analysis.

Limitations

• Dataset excludes research cycles, potentially omitting data on experimental procedures.
• Specific row counts and sample sizes for each clinic or demographic breakout are not provided in the description.
• Success rates for donor egg cycles are not cumulative and not broken down by patient age, limiting longitudinal and demographic analysis.

Provenance

Source

National ART Surveillance System (NASS) via data.cdc.gov.

Collection Method

Collected from fertility clinics across the United States as part of mandatory reporting.

Time Range

2020

Freshness

Data reflects 2020 cycles and was last updated in August 2023.

Geography

United States