Congenital anomalies annual reports

The National Congenital Anomaly and Rare Disease Registration Service (NCARDRS) is a comprehensive registration service that collects and quality assures data on congenital anomalies and rare diseases in England.

These publications contain information on congenital anomalies in babies delivered in England. It includes key findings, spreadsheet tables with more detailed estimates and a methodology document

Key information

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2. In October 2021 the National Disease Registration Service (NDRS) transitioned to NHS Digital and then in January 2023 to NHS England.

This is the seventh annual congenital anomaly statistics report released by the National Congenital Anomaly and Rare Disease Registration Service (NCARDRS) and the fourth report to contain national data for England and for the first time, we report on the relationship between congenital anomaly total birth prevalence (per 10,000 total births) and deprivation.

This publication contains information on congenital anomalies detected in babies delivered in England between 1 January and 31 December 2021.

View the 2021 congenital anomaly statistics report on the NHS Digital website.

All previous annual reports (2015 - 2020) can viewed via the links and downloads below.

Please note these reports refer to Public Health England (PHE) which no longer exists.