raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:442

Congenital hypothyroidism

Type
Category
Group
Group of disorders
Inheritance
Autosomal recessive
Age of onset
Antenatal, Neonatal
Status
active

Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is defined as a thyroid hormone deficiency present from birth.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enCongenital hypothyroidism
frHypothyroïdie congénitale
deHypothyreose, kongenitale
esHipotiroidismo congénito
itIpotiroidismo congenito
nlCongenitale hypothyreoïdie
ptHipotiroidismo congénito
plWrodzona niedoczynność tarczycy
csVrozená hypotyreózaKretenismus
ukВроджений гіпотиреоз
zh先天性甲状腺功能减退症
trDoğumsal hipotiroidi

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-115A00.0Especificvalidated
MONDO0018612Evalidated
MONDO18612Evalidated
MeSHD003409Evalidated
UMLSC0010308Evalidated
GARD1487Evalidated
MedDRA10010510Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (2):

Children (3):

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

47 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00038 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidated[EXPERT]
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 000—EuropeClass onlyValidated[EXPERT]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00010 / 100 000FranceValue and classValidated15807875[PMID]
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 000—FranceClass onlyNot yet validated15807875[PMID]
Prevalence at birth6-9 / 10 00057 / 100 000United KingdomValue and classNot yet validated10102157[PMID]_21048833[PMID]_16595645[PMID]
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 000—United KingdomClass onlyNot yet validated10102157[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00045.5 / 100 000ItalyValue and classValidated23025761[PMID]_23426615[PMID]
Prevalence at birth6-9 / 10 00057 / 100 000GreeceValue and classValidated20591982[PMID]_23426615[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00055.5 / 100 000CyprusValue and classValidated15921174[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00015.5 / 100 000LatviaValue and classValidated11400783[PMID]
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 000—LatviaClass onlyNot yet validated11400783[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00049.1 / 100 000ChinaValue and classValidated23430943[PMID]
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 000—ChinaClass onlyNot yet validated23430943[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00030.2 / 100 000GermanyValue and classValidated16318620[PMID]
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 000—GermanyClass onlyNot yet validated16318620[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00029.4 / 100 000DenmarkValue and classValidated9782755[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00025 / 100 000PolandValue and classValidated12762638[PMID]
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 000—PolandClass onlyNot yet validated12762638[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00035 / 100 000EstoniaValue and classValidated9575454[PMID]
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 000—EstoniaClass onlyNot yet validated9575454[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00054.8 / 100 000LebanonValue and classValidated17146215[PMID]
Prevalence at birth>1 / 1000150 / 100 000Iran, Islamic Republic ofValue and classValidated23060475[PMID]
Prevalence at birth6-9 / 10 00073.35 / 100 000BrazilValue and classNot yet validated23033178[PMID]_22911283[PMID]_ ORPHANET
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00043 / 100 000TurkeyValue and classValidated15857333[PMID]
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 000—TurkeyClass onlyNot yet validated15857333[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00035.4 / 100 000AustraliaValue and classValidated12031004[PMID]
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 000—AustraliaClass onlyNot yet validated12031004[PMID]
Prevalence at birth6-9 / 10 00063.7 / 100 000United Arab EmiratesValue and classValidated15751925[PMID]
Prevalence at birth6-9 / 10 00076.9 / 100 000BangladeshValue and classValidated15906726[PMID]
Prevalence at birth6-9 / 10 00062.5 / 100 000PakistanValue and classValidated19904471[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00050.2 / 100 000Taiwan, Province of ChinaValue and classValidated23291568[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00043 / 100 000MexicoValue and classValidated18782254[PMID]
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 000—MexicoClass onlyNot yet validated18782254[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00025.3 / 100 000Bosnia and HerzegovinaValue and classValidated18668261[PMID]
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 000—Bosnia and HerzegovinaClass onlyNot yet validated18668261[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00033.7 / 100 000BahrainValue and classValidated20432804[PMID]
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 000—BahrainClass onlyNot yet validated20432804[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00036 / 100 000New ZealandValue and classValidated22723332[PMID]
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 000—New ZealandClass onlyNot yet validated22723332[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00016 / 100 000ThailandValue and classValidated11400774[PMID]
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 000—ThailandClass onlyNot yet validated11400774[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 000—United StatesClass onlyNot yet validated17512233[PMID]_16509526[PMID]
Point prevalence1-5 / 10 00044 / 100 000United StatesValue and classNot yet validated17512233[PMID]_16509526[PMID]_ ORPHANET
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00037.3 / 100 000Specific populationValue and classValidated21632812[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00034.76 / 100 000Czech RepublicValue and classValidated31241292[PMID]
Prevalence at birth1-5 / 10 00045 / 100 000IrelandValue and classValidated30242075[PMID]
Annual incidence6-9 / 10 00097.0873 / 100 000BrazilValue and classValidated35209917[PMID]

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.

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Sources for this card