Table 23
Infant Deaths of Michigan Children with Reported Birth Defects
by Summary Diagnostic Code Group and Birth Year,
Michigan Resident Children Born in Michigan During 2002-2022,
Cases Diagnosed within One Year from Birth
Six-year Infant Mortality Totals

Birth Defects

  Diagnostic Grouping2002
to
2007		2003
to
2008		2004
to
2009		2005
to
2010		2006
to
2011		2007
to
2012		2008
to
2013		2009
to
2014		2010
to
2015		2011
to
2016		2012
to
2017		2013
to
2018		2014
to
2019		2015
to
2020		2016
to
2021		2017
to
2022
A
 Central Nervous System
Birth Defects 		397 390 359 327 285 257 256 243 242 238 232 221 207 207 201 194
B
 Eye Birth Defects 58 51 46 39 35 35 33 34 36 38 41 42 39 36 39 37
C
 Ear, Face & Neck Birth Defects 49 52 49 45 35 37 31 25 22 25 24 27 32 32 35 33
D
 Heart & Circulatory System
Birth Defects 		1,128 1,133 1,069 998 910 869 852 811 764 770 735 718 692 648 648 625
E
 Respiratory System
Birth Defects 		450 421 364 325 277 245 224 237 241 237 224 212 211 181 183 177
F
 Cleft Palate and Cleft Lip 97 93 86 73 67 63 55 50 44 47 45 47 47 46 46 45
G
 Birth Defects of the Upper
Alimentary Canal/ Digestive System 		199 195 179 153 136 124 121 110 104 101 99 102 96 98 108 116
H
 Genital & Urinary Systems
Birth Defects 		369 364 341 306 289 279 259 249 235 241 223 220 219 201 203 198
I
 Musculoskeletal System
Birth Defects 		413 406 369 347 308 288 273 274 274 275 274 267 265 249 247 227
J
 Integument Birth Defects 34 34 37 37 35 30 36 40 45 49 50 54 59 60 61 59
K
 Chromosomal Anomalies 268 263 239 217 193 192 198 200 198 199 191 181 167 154 147 140
L
 Other and Unspecified
Birth Defects 		360 334 282 277 316 377 458 512 521 502 499 444 370 295 286 250
                                

Table 23
Infant Deaths of Michigan Children with Reported Birth Defects
by Summary Diagnostic Code Group and Birth Year,
Michigan Resident Children Born in Michigan During 2002-2022,
Cases Diagnosed within One Year from Birth
Six-year Infant Mortality Totals
(Continued)

Other Reportable Conditions

  Diagnostic Grouping2002
to
2007		2003
to
2008		2004
to
2009		2005
to
2010		2006
to
2011		2007
to
2012		2008
to
2013		2009
to
2014		2010
to
2015		2011
to
2016		2012
to
2017		2013
to
2018		2014
to
2019		2015
to
2020		2016
to
2021		2017
to
2022
M
 Infectious Conditions
Occurring in the Perinatal
Period 		33 26 27 24 25 24 26 28 20 24 20 17 20 15 16 13
N
 Familial/Congenital
Neoplasms 		1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – – – – – – – –
O
 Endocrine/Metabolic
Disorders 		119 117 111 108 114 121 134 155 167 186 194 183 178 154 166 151
P
 Diseases of the Blood
& Blood Forming Organs 		116 115 109 116 102 98 106 114 107 92 89 85 82 60 52 55
Q
 Other Diseases of the
Central and Peripheral
Nervous System 		52 50 50 48 41 42 40 40 38 39 41 36 31 28 28 24
R
 Other Diseases of the Eye 20 19 17 13 9 8 9 10 10 12 14 16 17 15 16 17
S
 Hearing Deficiency 28 27 24 23 24 22 19 23 26 26 27 30 32 29 30 29
T
 Other Diseases of the
Heart & Circulatory System 		220 214 223 208 203 188 187 194 174 181 165 163 154 134 143 135
U
 Other Diseases of the
Gastrointestinal System 		121 118 114 112 104 97 99 96 95 97 102 102 106 96 98 99
V
 Other Diseases of the
Genital and Urinary Systems 		4 4 3 2 3 4 5 5 6 11 11 12 16 17 19 18
X
 Other Musculoskeletal
System Diseases 		– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Y
 Maternal Exposures
Affecting Fetus 		71 71 66 55 46 42 50 51 64 93 98 104 108 105 94 71
One or More
Reportable Diagnosis
 2,396 2,328 2,206 2,060 1,903 1,804 1,826 1,815 1,719 1,705 1,639 1,547 1,433 1,284 1,224 1,127
                                

Notes:
Frequencies include all children reported with a birth defect who were born in Michigan and whose mother was a resident at the time of birth. This enables the calculation of birth defects mortality rates. Birth defect statistics sometimes reflect trends related to data reporting or new testing. See Data Quality Considerations for further details. Columns do not add to diagnostic group totals nor column totals due to cases with multiple diagnosed conditions that cross diagnostic groupings.
Conditions are reportable if identified within the first two years of a child's life. The mortality data in this table represent cases diagnosed within the first year of life.
Prior to October 2015, diagnoses were coded using the 9th revision to the International Classification of Diseases - ICD–9–CM.  (See Birth Defect Groups and ICD–9–CM Diagnosis Codes for the codes used to categorize birth defects.) After October 2015, the Birth Defect registry coded diagnoses using ICD–10–CM. (See Birth Defect Groups and ICD–10–CM Diagnosis Codes for the codes used to categorize birth defects.) Diagnostic Code Groupings used in analysis of birth defects are defined by the Centers for Disease Control.
Source: Michigan Birth Defects Registry, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services
Reports Processed through October 28, 2025

Last Updated on November 10th, 2025