Table 1.
Newborns examined, coverage, and cases with congenital anomalies, according to geographic region and health subsector (public: PUB, or private/social security: PRI), RENAC 2010–2018
| Region | Total newborns N* | Newborns examined N (% coverage) | Cases with congenital anomalies N | Prevalence by region (CI 95%) | Prevalence by subsector (CI 95%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRI | PUB | PRI | PUB | PRI | PUB | Total | PRR REGION | PRI | PUB | PRR PUB | |
| Center | 1,871,786 | 2,238,134 |
164,640 (8.8) |
1,119,645 (50.0) |
2657 | 19,563 |
1.73 (1.71–1.75) |
Reference |
1.61 (1.55–1.68) |
1.75 (1.72–1.77) |
1.08 ** (1.04–1.13) |
| Northwest | 291,903 | 549,874 |
6091 (2.1) |
354,361 (64.4) |
48 | 5232 |
1.46 (1.43–1.50) |
0.84 ** (0.82–0.87) |
0.79 (0.58–1.05) |
1.48 (1.44–1.52) |
1.88 ** (1.42–2.56) |
| Northeast | 250,989 | 476,074 |
522 (0.2) |
247,093 (51.9) |
7 | 4031 |
1.63 (1.58–1.68) |
0.94 ** (0.91–0.97) |
1.34 (0.54–2.76) |
1.63 (1.58–1.68) |
1.22 (0.59–3.05) |
| Cuyo | 262,177 | 294,747 |
16,153 (6.2) |
177,643 (60.3) |
234 | 3682 |
2.02 (1.96–2.08) |
1.17 ** (1.13–1.21) |
1.45 (1.27–1.65) |
2.07 (2.01–2.14) |
1.44 ** (1.26–1.65) |
| Patagonia | 184,526 | 236,905 |
19,462 (10.5) |
97,384 (41.1) |
263 | 1608 |
1.60 (1.53–1.68) |
0.92 ** (0.88–0.97) |
1.35 (1.19–1.52) |
1.65 (1.57–1.73) |
1.23 ** (1.07–1.40) |
| Total | 2,861,863 | 3,795,675 |
206,868 (7.2) |
1,996,126 (52.6) |
3209 | 34,116 |
1.69 (1.68–1.71) |
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1.55 (1.50–1.61) |
1.71 (1.69–1.73) |
1.10 ** (1.06–1.15) |
*For the year 2018, the total number of births in 2017 is used as the denominator, the latest available
PRRREGION prevalence rate ratio of being born between regions, the Central region is taken as the reference region (CTRO)
PRR PUB prevalence rate ratio of being born in PUB hospital
PRI private/social security; PUB public
**Statistically significant