
Rate of infant mortality due to birth defects U.S. 2003-2017, by gestational age
Among infants who had a gestational age between 20 and 27 weeks, the rate of mortality due to birth defects (IMDB) in 2017 was roughly 159 deaths per 10,000 live births. The statistic illustrates the rate of infant mortality attributable to birth defects (IMDB) in the U.S. in 2003 and 2017, by gestational age.