These indicators were designed to monitor the incidence of all central nervous system anomalies; incidence of cleft palate and /or cleft lip; Down Syndrome; anencephalus and spina bifida
For information on the definitions of what these indicators include, please see the relevant specification.
As of November 2018, please refer to the National Congenital Anomaly and Rare Disease Registration Service (NCARDRS) statistics for the following indicators:
Incidence of all central nervous system anomalies: crude rate, at birth, annual, P (P00434),
Incidence of cleft palate and/or cleft lip: crude rate, at birth, annual, P (P00438),
Incidence of Down syndrome: crude rate, at birth, annual, P (P00440),
Incidence of all central nervous system anomalies: crude rate, at birth, 3-year average, P (P00435),
Incidence of cleft palate and/or cleft lip: crude rate, at birth, 3-year average, P (P00439),
Incidence of Down syndrome: crude rate, at birth, 3-year average, P (P00441),
Incidence of anencephalus: crude rate, at birth, annual, P (P00436),
Incidence of spina bifida: crude rate, at birth, annual, P (P00448),
Incidence of anencephalus: crude rate, at birth, 3-year average, P(P00437),
Incidence of spina bifida: crude rate, at birth, 3-year average, P (P00449),
Incidence of Down syndrome: crude rate, at birth, 3-year average, P (P00442),
Incidence of Down syndrome: percent, at birth, 3-year average, P (P00443),
Incidence of Down syndrome: percent, at birth, 3-year average, P (P00444).