Incidence of select heart birth defects in the United States as of 2024
As of 2024, around one in 1,712 babies born in the United States had coarctation of the aorta. Coarctation of the aorta is a birth defect in which the aorta is narrowed or constricted, affecting blood flow. This statistic shows the number of live births per one case of select heart birth defects in the United States as of 2024.