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The child was born healthy because the woman with spina bifida took folic acid before pregnancy. WASHINGTON â About 8 million children worldwide are born every year with serious birth defects, many of them dying before age 5 in a toll largely hidden from view, the March of Dimes says.
Jan. 30, 2006 -- Every year, about 8 million babies worldwide are born with gene-related birth defects, says a new report from the March of Dimes. That figure amounts to 6% of all global births in a given year, the report shows. There are more than 7,000 genetic or partially genetic birth defects.Five common types account for a quarter of the world's cases, says the March of Dimes: 1  Heart defects: More than a million births worldwide yearly. 2  Neural tube defects (including spina bifida): Nearly 324,000 births worldwide yearly.n the hardest-hit areas, 82 per thousand babies are born with a genetic birth defect, compared to a low of 39 per thousand births, the report shows. Those figures only count birth defects tied to genetics. Birth defects due to alcohol, drugs, or other substances aren't included.