Congenital Anomaly Statistics for England and Wales by Region

Notifications of congenital anomalies for England and Wales in the reference year. The dataset is produced by the Office for National Statistics and is designated as National Statistics. Data are broken down by type of anomaly and by government office regions and strategic health authorities.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional prevalence patterns of congenital anomalies based on government office region data.
• Monitor temporal trends in specific anomaly types based on annual notification statistics.
• Compare anomaly rates across different strategic health authorities mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Data is designated as National Statistics, indicating official quality standards.
• Provides breakdowns by both anomaly type and geographic regions (government office regions, strategic health authorities).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Contains statistics of notification of congenital anomalies.

Time Range

Reference year (specific year not stated).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:19.562318; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England and Wales, broken down by government office regions and strategic health authorities.