Table 2

Cumulative percentages of live born children with congenital anomalies surviving to 5 years (ranked in order of cumulative percentages surviving to age 5)

Cumulative percentages surviving (%)
Congenital anomalies1 week4 weeks1 year5 years
Anomalies of limb99.7199.5298.9598.86
Cleft lip with/without palate99.2898.5898.2098.20
Digestive system anomalies98.5097.7996.9996.59
Integument anomalies98.1196.2396.2396.23
Eye anomalies98.8496.5195.3595.35
Metabolic defects97.1696.8794.6092.90
Urogenital tract and kidney anomalies90.2989.9789.0088.83
Other anomalies89.5088.9284.8483.97
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue anomalies88.3187.2384.6383.12
Nervous system anomalies (excluding neural tube defects)90.9987.6881.9977.25
Neural tube defects82.6477.7872.2271.53
Congenital heart disease89.7186.3378.3974.65
Respiratory system anomalies82.3581.1875.2974.12
Chromosomal anomalies (excluding Down’s syndrome)69.6165.6950.0048.04
Down’s syndrome96.6795.2387.1484.29
Total congenital anomalies93.6692.3789.1187.95