The infant mortality rate due to birth defects (IMDB) among male infants in 2017 was 11 deaths per 10,000 live births. The statistic illustrates the rate of infant mortality attributable due to birth defects (IMDB) in the U.S., by infant gender.
Rate of infant mortality attributable to birth defects (IMDB) in the U.S. in 2003 and 2017, by infant gender
(per 10,000 live births)
Characteristic
2003
2017
Female
11.7
11
Male
12.8
11
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CDC, & MMWR. (January 17, 2020). Rate of infant mortality attributable to birth defects (IMDB) in the U.S. in 2003 and 2017, by infant gender (per 10,000 live births) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097362/rate-of-total-imdb-due-to-birth-defects-in-the-us-by-infant-gender/
CDC, und MMWR. "Rate of infant mortality attributable to birth defects (IMDB) in the U.S. in 2003 and 2017, by infant gender (per 10,000 live births)." Chart. January 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097362/rate-of-total-imdb-due-to-birth-defects-in-the-us-by-infant-gender/
CDC, MMWR. (2020). Rate of infant mortality attributable to birth defects (IMDB) in the U.S. in 2003 and 2017, by infant gender (per 10,000 live births). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097362/rate-of-total-imdb-due-to-birth-defects-in-the-us-by-infant-gender/
CDC, and MMWR. "Rate of Infant Mortality Attributable to Birth Defects (Imdb) in The U.S. in 2003 and 2017, by Infant Gender (per 10,000 Live Births)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097362/rate-of-total-imdb-due-to-birth-defects-in-the-us-by-infant-gender/
CDC & MMWR, Rate of infant mortality attributable to birth defects (IMDB) in the U.S. in 2003 and 2017, by infant gender (per 10,000 live births) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097362/rate-of-total-imdb-due-to-birth-defects-in-the-us-by-infant-gender/ (last visited April 26, 2025)
Rate of infant mortality attributable to birth defects (IMDB) in the U.S. in 2003 and 2017, by infant gender (per 10,000 live births) [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, January 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097362/rate-of-total-imdb-due-to-birth-defects-in-the-us-by-infant-gender/
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