Basic Summary for Congenital malformations

Main name of condition: Congenital malformations
Other names or spellings: congenital abnormality

What is Congenital malformations?
Brief description of Congenital malformations: Physical body or organ malformations existing at birth
Types of Congenital malformations: Cleft palate, Cleft lip, Congenital heart defects, Spina bifida

How serious is Congenital malformations?
Deaths for Congenital malformations: 10,393 deaths reported in USA 1999 for congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities(NVSR Sep 2001)

Society issues for Congenital malformations
Hospitalization statistics for Congenital malformations: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Congenital malformations:

23,043 admissions to public hospitals because of congenital malformations in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
26.7% of hospitalisations for congenital malformations in private hospitals are single day in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
406,415 patient days spent in private hospitals for congenital malformations in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
48.6% of hospitalisations for congenital malformations in public hospitals are single day in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
84,024 admissions to private hospitals because of congenital malformations in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
85,581 patient days spent in public hospitals for congenital malformations in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)

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