Table 2.
Number of deaths, mortality rates, and percent change between 1990 and 2017 for selected birth defects in India#
| 1990 | Change | 2017 | Change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number* | Rate** | Percent*** | Number* | Rate** | Percent*** | |
| Congenital heart anomalies |
54,654 (26,660–78,087) |
45.5 (22.2–65.01) |
1.95 (0.94–2.8) |
38,920 (27,355–49,142) |
30.09 (21.15–38.0) |
3.76 (2.65–4.69) |
| Congenital musculoskeletal and limb anomalies |
2420 (1133–4761) |
2.01 (0.94–3.96) |
0.086 (0.041–0.17) |
1863 (1037–3072) |
1.44 (0.8–2.38) |
0.18 (0.099–0.3) |
| Urogenital congenital anomalies |
2458 (988–4155) |
2.05 (0.82–3.46) |
0.088 (0.035–0.15) |
2026 (1089–3155) |
1.57 (0.84–2.44) |
0.2 (0.11–0.3) |
| Neural tube defects |
682.97 (337.44–1357.22) |
0.57 (0.28–1.187) |
0.024 (0.012–0.048) |
292.62 (186.49–457.46) |
0.23 (0.14–0.35) |
0.028 (0.018–0.044) |
| Down syndrome |
2851 (891–6216) |
2.37 (0.74–5.18) |
0.1 (0.031–0.22) |
1761 (935–3574) |
1.36 (0.72–2.76) |
0.17 (0.091–0.34) |
| Orofacial clefts |
1603 (483–4939) |
45.5 (22.2–65.01) |
0.057 (0.017–0.17) |
284 (935–3574) |
30.09 (21.15–38) |
0.027 (0.012–0.06) |
#Data from the GBD India Visualization Hub (IHME GBD India Compare 2018c)
*Number of birth defect deaths
**Per 100,000 population
***Proportion of deaths for the specific type of birth defect relative to deaths from all causes