May 15, 2024

Newborn Screening Data: Tennessee (2015–2019)

The Sickle Cell Data Collection (SCDC) program monitors and reports on the health of people with sickle cell disease (SCD) over time. View newborn screening (NBS) data from Tennessee on this page.

Overview

Data from the state’s newborn screening (NBS) program are an important part of the SCDC program because they provide information about the SCD births that occur every year. Tennessee’s most recent NBS data, 2015–2019, are presented below.

The data provide the number of babies born with SCD in the state, their demographics, and their type of SCD. The people included in these data were born in Tennessee during 2015–2019 and reported by the state NBS program with a confirmed diagnosis of SCD.

The individuals in the NBS data are also included in the Tennessee SCDC program data for the years during which they were living in the state.

Map 1: Number of SCD Births by County of Birth, Tennessee Newborn Screening Data, 2015–2019 — Map 1: About 28% of the counties in Tennessee had at least one SCD birth during 2015–2019. More than 60% of the SCD births in Tennessee occurred in two counties: Davidson or Shelby.

Figure 1: Annual Number of SCD Births, Tennessee Newborn Screening Data, 2019 — Figure 1. There were 33 SCD births in Tennessee during 2019.

Figure 2: Sex, Tennessee Newborn Screening Data, 2015–2019 — Figure 2: There were a total of 221 SCD births in Tennessee during 2015–2019. There were 106 male births (48%) and 115 female births (52%).

NOTE: The sum of all categories may be less than the total number of births if there are individuals with missing data.

Figure 3: Confirmed Type of SCD, Tennessee Newborn Screening Data, 2015–2019 — Figure 3: Sixty-two percent of the SCD births in Tennessee during 2015–2019 were babies with hemoglobin (Hb) S/S or S/β⁰ thalassemia, 27% were Hb S/C, and 8% were Hb S/β⁺ thalassemia. The remaining babies had other or unknown types of SCD.

NOTE: The sum of all categories may not total to 100% due to rounding errors.

Newborn Screening Data: Tennessee (2015–2019)

At a glance

Overview

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Newborn Screening Data: Tennessee (2015–2019)

At a glance

Overview

Map 1: Number of SCD Births by County of Birth, Tennessee Newborn Screening Data, 2015–2019

Figure 1: Annual Number of SCD Births, Tennessee Newborn Screening Data, 2019

Figure 2: Sex, Tennessee Newborn Screening Data, 2015–2019

Figure 3: Confirmed Type of SCD, Tennessee Newborn Screening Data, 2015–2019

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