16-15.
Reduce the occurrence of spina bifida and other neural tube defects (NTDs).
| | |
16-15. | |
Reduce the occurrence of spina bifida and other neural tube defects (NTDs). |
Target: 3 new cases per 10,000 live births.
Baseline: 6 new cases of spina bifida or another NTD per 10,000 live births occurred in 1996.
Target setting method: 50 percent improvement. (Better than the best will be used when data are available.)
Data source: National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN), CDC, NCEH.
|
Live Births, 1996 |
New
Cases of |
|
Rate per 10,000 |
|
|
TOTAL |
6 |
|
Mother’s race and ethnicity |
|
|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
DNA |
|
Asian or Pacific Islander |
DNA |
|
Asian |
DNC |
|
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander |
DNC |
|
Black or African American |
DNA |
|
White |
DNA |
|
|
|
|
Hispanic or Latino |
DNC |
|
Not Hispanic or Latino |
DNC |
|
Black or African American |
DNC |
|
White |
DNC |
|
Gender |
|
|
Female |
DNA |
|
Male |
DNA |
|
Mother’s education level |
|
|
Less than high school |
DNC |
|
High school graduate |
DNC |
|
At least some college |
DNC |
|
College graduate |
DNC |
DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.