Table 19
Infant Deaths 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
Three-year Infant Mortality Totals

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 		174 152 139 111 105 117 132 137 121 100 84 86 107 117 108
B
 Eye Birth Defects 22 18 17 13 17 16 21 19 22 20 23 17 16 16 20
C
 Ear, Face & Neck Birth Defects 20 24 23 15 13 8 10 9 17 14 18 15 18 17 18
D
 Heart & Circulatory System
Birth Defects 		522 518 472 388 351 380 423 413 390 312 305 302 336 343 323
E
 Respiratory System
Birth Defects 		177 140 120 100 105 104 137 136 133 87 76 78 94 107 99
F
 Cleft Palate and Cleft Lip 39 39 33 28 24 22 22 20 25 23 27 22 23 19 23
G
 Birth Defects of the Upper
Alimentary Canal/ Digestive System 		82 78 67 54 46 54 56 58 47 43 44 49 55 64 67
H
 Genital & Urinary Systems
Birth Defects 		165 173 148 124 106 111 125 129 130 98 91 89 103 112 109
I
 Musculoskeletal System
Birth Defects 		176 159 155 132 129 118 142 145 157 132 122 108 117 125 119
J
 Integument Birth Defects 18 17 18 17 13 18 23 32 31 27 22 28 33 39 31
K
 Chromosomal Anomalies 97 104 102 96 88 96 104 110 103 87 71 64 67 76 76
L
 Other and Unspecified
Birth Defects 		126 105 138 190 272 320 322 249 182 177 195 188 118 91 62
                              

Table 19
Infant Deaths 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
Three-year Infant Mortality Totals
(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 		10 15 15 15 9 11 13 11 13 7 6 7 8 10 6
N
 Familial/Congenital
Neoplasms 		1 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – –
O
 Endocrine/Metabolic
Disorders 		60 55 60 54 66 74 101 101 112 93 82 66 61 84 85
P
 Diseases of the Blood
& Blood Forming Organs 		49 47 57 53 51 49 61 56 43 28 29 39 32 23 16
Q
 Other Diseases of the
Central and Peripheral
Nervous System 		24 25 19 17 17 21 23 21 18 18 15 13 10 13 11
R
 Other Diseases of the Eye 4 7 6 5 1 3 5 9 9 9 7 8 6 9 9
S
 Hearing Deficiency 12 13 12 12 9 7 11 17 19 16 13 13 13 17 16
T
 Other Diseases of the
Heart & Circulatory System 		114 109 91 89 79 96 105 95 85 60 68 69 74 75 66
U
 Other Diseases of the
Gastrointestinal System 		57 60 59 47 37 40 49 58 57 53 44 49 43 54 50
V
 Other Diseases of the
Genital and Urinary Systems 		1 1 1 2 3 4 3 3 7 8 9 9 9 10 9
X
 Other Musculoskeletal
System Diseases 		– – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Y
 Maternal Exposures
Affecting Fetus 		28 22 23 18 20 27 33 44 66 65 60 42 40 34 29
One or More
Reportable Diagnosis
 1,048 1,000 941 855 804 885 960 915 820 679 632 613 605 592 514
                              

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