1992 through 2020 data from the New York State Birth Defects Registry shows the occurrence of selected major birth defects. The dataset includes counts and prevalence per 10,000 live births, broken down by defect name, sex, residence, and birth year. It is published by health.data.ny.gov and was last updated in May 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyzing temporal trends in birth defect prevalence using Birth Year and Prevalence Per 10,000 Live Births.
- Comparing defect rates across geographic regions using Residence and Birth Defect Count.
- Investigating sex-specific differences in congenital malformations using Sex and Birth Defect Name.
Strengths
- Covers a 29-year time span from 1992 to 2020.
- Includes data for the entire state of New York, including New York City.
- Provides both raw counts (Birth Defect Count) and normalized rates (Prevalence Per 10,000 Live Births).
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- New York State Birth Defects Registry (BDR), published by health.data.ny.gov.
- Collection Method
- Registry data matched with birth certificates for children whose mothers resided in New York State at the time of birth.
- Time Range
- 1992-2020
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-18 11:39:23; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- New York State, including New York City.