Table 21
Mortality Rates of Michigan Children with Reported Birth Defects
by Summary Diagnostic Code Group and Birth Year,
Michigan Resident Children Born in Michigan During 2006-2022,
Cases Diagnosed within One Year from Birth
Moving Three-year Mortality Rates

Birth Defects

  Diagnostic Grouping2006
to
2008		2007
to
2009		2008
to
2010		2009
to
2011		2010
to
2012		2011
to
2013		2012
to
2014		2013
to
2015		2014
to
2016		2015
to
2017		2016
to
2018		2017
to
2019		2018
to
2020		2019
to
2021		2020
to
2022
A
 Central Nervous System
Birth Defects 		123.6 119.3 116.5 97.2 88.7 93 92.3 88.7 69.2 58.9 45.9 45.8 51.4 57.1 55.6
B
 Eye Birth Defects 26.7 23.3 23.1 18.4 25.1 20.1 21.9 17 20.5 19.5 19.5 12.1 10.5 10.3 12.8
C
 Ear, Face & Neck Birth Defects 40.2 52.1 51.5 35.5 30.2 16.9 17.9 13.2 21.1 15.8 13.9 9.6 9.9 9.5 10.1
D
 Heart & Circulatory System
Birth Defects 		67.1 74.1 74.3 65.6 57.9 60.1 61 60.6 52.6 42.5 32.7 28.2 28.3 29.5 28.9
E
 Respiratory System
Birth Defects 		77.9 85.1 97.5 84.7 78.2 73 82.7 77.9 71.7 48.4 36.9 34 36.3 40.9 38.4
F
 Cleft Palate and Cleft Lip 63.6 64.9 58.7 51.8 49.7 45.1 42.7 35.5 43.9 41.3 48 38.3 37.9 32.5 39.9
G
 Birth Defects of the Upper
Alimentary Canal/ Digestive System 		38.6 40.2 38.2 33.6 29.3 32.2 28 26 16.1 12.7 8.7 7.8 7.8 9.6 11.5
H
 Genital & Urinary Systems
Birth Defects 		31.4 38.7 39 32.5 25.5 23.3 23.6 23.6 22.9 17.6 13.2 11.1 11.4 12.5 12.4
I
 Musculoskeletal System
Birth Defects 		27.6 29.8 32.4 26.4 21.7 17.3 18.3 17.7 18.4 14.8 10.9 8.5 8.5 9.9 9.9
J
 Integument Birth Defects 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.3 4.7 5 4.8 6 6 6.2 3 2.8 2.8 3.6 3.2
K
 Chromosomal Anomalies 128.6 150.9 150.7 142.4 127.2 137.1 145.5 153.4 135.9 104.2 74.2 62 62.6 71.8 73.6
L
 Other and Unspecified
Birth Defects 		127.8 146.2 61.6 49.5 47.3 53.3 47.7 46.3 32.2 29.9 21.9 18.7 15.5 21.2 56.4
                              

Table 21
Mortality Rates of Michigan Children with Reported Birth Defects
by Summary Diagnostic Code Group and Birth Year,
Michigan Resident Children Born in Michigan During 2006-2022,
Cases Diagnosed within One Year from Birth
Moving Three-year Mortality Rates
(Continued)

Other Reportable Conditions

  Diagnostic Grouping2006
to
2008		2007
to
2009		2008
to
2010		2009
to
2011		2010
to
2012		2011
to
2013		2012
to
2014		2013
to
2015		2014
to
2016		2015
to
2017		2016
to
2018		2017
to
2019		2018
to
2020		2019
to
2021		2020
to
2022
M
 Infectious Conditions
Occurring in the Perinatal
Period 		80 102 90.9 98.7 58.4 65.1 64.4 56.1 66 42.4 32.3 33.5 31.1 36 18.8
N
 Familial/Congenital
Neoplasms 		* * – – – – – – – – – – – – –
O
 Endocrine/Metabolic
Disorders 		44.3 43.4 44.2 42.9 43.8 43.9 50.2 48.5 50.4 42.7 28.4 19.4 15.2 21.2 21.7
P
 Diseases of the Blood
& Blood Forming Organs 		59.4 62.2 71.2 64.4 54.4 49.4 54.9 45.5 33.4 22.3 22 27.3 21.2 17.4 13.9
Q
 Other Diseases of the
Central and Peripheral
Nervous System 		43 45.1 37.5 35.2 35.4 41.6 44.3 40.3 34.5 36.4 27.5 22.3 16.1 22.3 20.3
R
 Other Diseases of the Eye * 11.3 11 * * * * 9.4 8.6 8.3 5.9 6.4 4.6 7.2 7.5
S
 Hearing Deficiency 12.1 12.4 12 10.8 7.2 4.3 6.1 9.1 8.4 6.3 4 4.3 3.9 5.2 5
T
 Other Diseases of the
Heart & Circulatory System 		88.5 91.8 79 85.1 68.2 79.1 77.3 72.9 63.5 44.8 42.8 37.8 37.9 38.7 34.9
U
 Other Diseases of the
Gastrointestinal System 		22.9 28.6 32.7 29.2 19.9 18.5 18.4 16.8 13.1 10.8 7.4 7.7 6.6 9.5 9.7
V
 Other Diseases of the
Genital and Urinary Systems 		* * * * * * * * 18.7 13.3 10.1 8.1 7.1 8.1 8
X
 Other Musculoskeletal
System Diseases 		– – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Y
 Maternal Exposures
Affecting Fetus 		38.5 35 33 24.2 22.2 27.1 26.1 19.4 10.2 8.1 5.9 5.7 6 7.6 8
One or More
Reportable Diagnosis
 33 35.9 34.6 30.8 25.8 25.5 24.2 22.2 17.6 14.1 10.2 9.1 8.5 9.3 8.9
                              

Notes:
Rates are Per 1,000 Michigan Born Resident Live Births. Rates represent the infant mortality rate for children with a diagnosed birth defect. The rates include all deaths within the first year of life to children reported with a birth defect who were born in Michigan and whose mother was a resident at the time of birth. Birth defect statistics sometimes reflect trends related to data reporting or new testing. See Data Quality Considerations for further details.
*: Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision.
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