Survival of congenital anomalies among cases who died from birth to 5 years of age (ranked in order of median survival time)
| Congenital anomalies | Number of live births followed | Number of deaths between birth and age 5 | Median survival time for those who died (days) | 95% CI for median survival (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *There must be at least six observations for calculation of confidence interval for median. | ||||
| Cleft lip with/without palate | 278 | 5 | 155 | * |
| Eye anomalies | 86 | 4 | 151 | * |
| Metabolic defects | 352 | 25 | 70 | 4 to 293 |
| Anomalies of limb | 1051 | 12 | 43 | 3 to 253 |
| Nervous system anomalies (excluding neural tube defects) | 211 | 51 | 31 | 11 to 174 |
| Neural tube defects | 144 | 40 | 3 | 1 to 27 |
| Congenital heart disease | 1069 | 255 | 22 | 14 to 30 |
| Digestive system anomalies | 997 | 34 | 18 | 6 to 99 |
| Integument anomalies | 106 | 4 | 9 | * |
| Chromosomal anomalies (excluding Down’s syndrome) | 102 | 53 | 6 | 4 to 34 |
| Down’s syndrome | 210 | 33 | 100 | 72 to 205 |
| Other anomalies | 343 | 55 | 2 | 1 to 18 |
| Urogenital tract and kidney anomalies | 618 | 69 | 1 | 0.5 to 1 |
| Musculoskeletal and connective tissue anomalies | 462 | 78 | 1 | 1 to 7 |
| Respiratory system anomalies | 85 | 22 | 1 | 0.5 to 36 |
| Ear anomalies | 39 | 0 | – | * |
| Total congenital anomalies | 6153 | 740 | 11 | 8 to 14 |