Mortality rate due to types of birth defects on a global scale in 2016 (based on data reported by WHO).

Table 1: Mortality rate due to types of birth defects on a global scale in 2016 (based on data reported by WHO).

Birth defects	Total number of deaths on a global scale	% of total number of deaths by birth defect
Neural tube defects	2,557,839	10.68%
Cleft lip and cleft palate	129,535	0.54%
Down syndrome	422,047	1.76%
Congenital heart anomalies	9,274,915	38.72%
Other chromosomal anomalies	860,730	3.6%
Other congenital anomalies	10,705,976	44.7%