Female contribution to publications in congenital heart disease by geographic regions
| Region | Total publications | Overall female authorship (%) | Female first authorship (%) | Female senior authorship (%) | Mixed gender publication (%) |
| Northern America | 12 314 | 31.5 | 32.0 | 22.2 | 59.1 |
| Eastern Asia | 5001 | 21.4 | 20.7 | 12.2 | 56.2 |
| Western Europe | 4530 | 28.5 | 33.2 | 18.3 | 67.2 |
| Southern Europe | 2975 | 32.1 | 31.2 | 19.2 | 72.3 |
| Northern Europe | 2756 | 30.2 | 37.3 | 22.1 | 59.6 |
| Western Asia | 2111 | 21.8 | 21.3 | 15.7 | 52.3 |
| Southern Asia | 1404 | 21.1 | 18.4 | 17.5 | 45.2 |
| Eastern Europe | 919 | 38.5 | 39.6 | 27.5 | 67.9 |
| South America | 773 | 39.5 | 38.6 | 27.0 | 69.0 |
| Australia and New Zealand | 638 | 25.8 | 30.9 | 16.9 | 54.9 |
| South-Eastern Asia | 246 | 33.5 | 35.2 | 23.2 | 61.8 |
| Central America | 216 | 33.2 | 31.1 | 26.9 | 67.6 |
| Northern Africa | 143 | 43.5 | 47.8 | 48.3 | 70.6 |
| Western Africa | 35 | 6.1 | 9.1 | 5.7 | 22.9 |
| Eastern Africa | 35 | 26.1 | 21.9 | 25.7 | 60.0 |
| Caribbean | 29 | 31.4 | 35.7 | 31.0 | 48.3 |
| Southern Africa | 27 | 27.3 | 20.0 | 14.8 | 25.9 |
| Central Africa | 6 | 37.0 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 83.3 |
| Overall | 35 118 | 25.0 | 30.2 | 20.8 | 59.2 |