Table 17
Infant Deaths of Michigan Children with Reported Birth Defects
by Summary Diagnostic Code Group and Birth Year,
Michigan Resident Children Born in Michigan During 2008-2022,
Cases Diagnosed within One Year from Birth

Birth Defects

  Diagnostic Grouping2008
to
2022		200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
A
 Central Nervous System
Birth Defects 		571 55 44 40 27 38 52 42 43 36 21 27 38 42 37 29
B
 Eye Birth Defects 92 8 3 6 4 7 5 9 5 8 7 8 2 6 8 6
C
 Ear, Face & Neck Birth Defects 81 11 6 6 3 4 1 5 3 9 2 7 6 5 6 7
D
 Heart & Circulatory System
Birth Defects 		1,867 193 167 112 109 130 141 152 120 118 74 113 115 108 120 95
E
 Respiratory System
Birth Defects 		534 48 34 38 28 39 37 61 38 34 15 27 36 31 40 28
F
 Cleft Palate and Cleft Lip 125 12 14 7 7 10 5 7 8 10 5 12 5 6 8 9
G
 Birth Defects of the Upper
Alimentary Canal/ Digestive System 		284 30 22 15 17 14 23 19 16 12 15 17 17 21 26 20
H
 Genital & Urinary Systems
Birth Defects 		587 66 54 28 42 36 33 56 40 34 24 33 32 38 42 29
I
 Musculoskeletal System
Birth Defects 		657 58 45 52 35 42 41 59 45 53 34 35 39 43 43 33
J
 Integument Birth Defects 126 6 7 5 5 3 10 10 12 9 6 7 15 11 13 7
K
 Chromosomal Anomalies 441 39 38 25 33 30 33 41 36 26 25 20 19 28 29 19
L
 Other and Unspecified
Birth Defects 		890 37 28 73 89 110 121 91 37 54 86 55 47 16 28 18
                                

Table 17
Infant Deaths of Michigan Children with Reported Birth Defects
by Summary Diagnostic Code Group and Birth Year,
Michigan Resident Children Born in Michigan During 2008-2022,
Cases Diagnosed within One Year from Birth
(Continued)

Other Reportable Conditions

  Diagnostic Grouping2008
to
2022		200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
M
 Infectious Conditions
Occurring in the Perinatal
Period 		52 4 10 1 4 4 3 6 2 5 – 1 6 1 3 2
N
 Familial/Congenital
Neoplasms 		– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
O
 Endocrine/Metabolic
Disorders 		397 24 19 17 18 31 25 45 31 36 26 20 20 21 43 21
P
 Diseases of the Blood
& Blood Forming Organs 		204 19 17 21 15 15 19 27 10 6 12 11 16 5 2 9
Q
 Other Diseases of the
Central and Peripheral
Nervous System 		82 6 8 5 4 8 9 6 6 6 6 3 4 3 6 2
R
 Other Diseases of the Eye 35 2 4 – 1 – 2 3 4 2 3 2 3 1 5 3
S
 Hearing Deficiency 67 4 4 4 4 1 2 8 7 4 5 4 4 5 8 3
T
 Other Diseases of the
Heart & Circulatory System 		407 31 42 18 29 32 35 38 22 25 13 30 26 18 31 17
U
 Other Diseases of the
Gastrointestinal System 		255 23 22 14 11 12 17 20 21 16 16 12 21 10 23 17
V
 Other Diseases of the
Genital and Urinary Systems 		30 1 – – 2 1 1 1 1 5 2 2 5 2 3 4
X
 Other Musculoskeletal
System Diseases 		– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Y
 Maternal Exposures
Affecting Fetus 		187 11 9 3 6 11 10 12 22 32 11 17 14 9 11 9
One or More
Reportable Diagnosis
 4,086 345 342 254 259 291 335 334 246 240 193 199 221 185 186 143
                                

Notes:
Frequencies 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. This enables the calculation of birth defect 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 total infant deaths born with birth defects. Some cases include diagnosis with multiple birth defects, and each birth defect diagnosis was counted in each appropriate grouping.
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
Mortality data includes all linked deaths identified through death year 2024.

Last Updated on November 10th, 2025