Table 5-A
Mortality Rates Among Children with Birth Defects by Time to Death and Birth Year
Michigan Birth Defects Registry
All Cases Reported and Processed by October 28, 2025
Live Births during 2010 through 2022
Time to Death Birth Year
Mortality
Rate		 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
All Ages 14.7 27.7 25.2 23.5 24.7 21.6 19.5 13.8 13.5 9 9.8 9.7 9.9 8.2
Infant 12.4 22.5 20.3 19.4 20.7 18.5 17.3 12.3 10.6 7.3 8.2 8.5 8.6 7.2
1 to 2 Years 1.1 1.3 1.7 1.3 1.2 1.7 1.3 0.7 1.2 1 0.8 0.9 0.7 ---
2 to 3 Years 0.5 1.2 0.9 0.8 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.2 --- ---
3 to 4 Years 0.3 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 --- --- ---
4 to 5 Years 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 * 0.2 0.1 --- --- --- ---
5 to 6 Years 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 * * 0.4 --- --- --- --- ---
6 to 7 Years 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 * * * --- --- --- --- --- ---
7 to 8 Years 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 * * --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
8 to 9 Years * 0.2 0.1 0.1 * * --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
9 to 10 Years * 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
10 to 11 Years * * 0.1 * --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
11 to 12 Years * * 0.1 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
12 to 13 Years * 0.1 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
                            


Notes: Death frequencies are the total deaths by age interval among children born with a birth defect who were born in Michigan and whose mother was a resident at the time of the child's birth. Birth defect statistics sometimes reflect trends related to data reporting or new testing. See Data Quality Considerations for further details.
Tripple dashes (---) indicate category not applicable.
Source: Michigan Birth Defects Registry, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services
Reports Processed through May 28, 2022
Mortality data includes all linked deaths identified through death year 2021.

Last Updated on May 1st, 2022
 
Table 5-B
Mortality Rates Among All Michigan Children by Time to Death and Birth Year
Michigan Live Birth Registry
All Cases Reported and Processed by October 28, 2025
Live Births during 2010 through 2022
Time to Death Birth Year
Mortality
Rate		 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
All Ages 8.1 9.1 8.8 9 8.7 8.7 8.6 8 8 7.5 7.7 7.6 7.3 5.7
Infant 6.6 6.9 6.6 7 7 6.9 6.9 6.5 6.7 6.3 6.5 6.5 6.6 5.3
1 to 2 Years 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 ---
2 to 3 Years 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 --- ---
3 to 4 Years 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 --- --- ---
4 to 5 Years 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 --- --- --- ---
5 to 6 Years 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 --- --- --- --- ---
6 to 7 Years 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 --- --- --- --- --- ---
7 to 8 Years 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
8 to 9 Years 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
9 to 10 Years 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
10 to 11 Years * 0.1 0.1 0.1 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
11 to 12 Years * 0.2 0.1 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
12 to 13 Years * 0.2 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
                            

Notes: Rates are per 1,000 cases. Mortality rates divides all childhood deaths within the age interval by the total number of births born by Michigan resident mothers in that birth year. Children who died were born in Michigan and their mother was a resident at time of birth. Birth defect statistics sometimes reflect trends related to data reporting or new testing. See Data Quality Considerations for further details.
Symbols: --- Category not applicable.  •  *Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision. •  0.0 Quantity more than zero but less than 0.05.
Source: Michigan Birth Defects Registry, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services
Reports Processed through May 28, 2022
Mortality data includes all linked deaths identified through death year 2021.

Last Updated on May 1st, 2022
Notes: Rates are per 1,000 cases. Birth defect mortality rates divides all deaths of children reported with a birth defect and dying within the age interval, by the total number of births with reported birth defects and born by Michigan resident mothers in that birth year. Mortality rates divides all childhood deaths within the age interval by the total number of births born by Michigan resident mothers in that birth year. Children who died were born in Michigan and their mother was a resident at time of birth. Birth defect statistics sometimes reflect trends related to data reporting or new testing. See Data Quality Considerations for further details.
Symbols: --- Category not applicable.  •  *Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision. •  0.0 Quantity more than zero but less than 0.05.
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