Statistics Norway

Deaths

8   Perinatal and infant mortality. 1956-20031
Year Deaths per 1 000 births Deaths per 1 000 live births
Stillbirths2 Perinatal
mortality
Under
24 hours
Under
1 week
Under
4 weeks
4 weeks -
under 1 year
Under
1 year, total
1956-1960 14.3 24.5 5.8 10.4 12.4 7.5 19.9
1961-1965 12.4 22.5 5.7 10.2 12.0 5.1 17.1
1966-1970 11.1 20.1 5.3 9.1 10.3 3.6 13.9
1971-1975 9.1 16.4 4.5 7.4 8.4 3.2 11.6
1976-1980 7.1 12.0 2.8 4.9 5.9 3.2 9.0
               
1981-1985 5.7 9.5 2.3 3.8 4.6 3.5 8.1
1986-1990 4.4 7.8 2.2 3.3 4.2 3.7 7.9
1991-1995 4.3 7.0 1.7 2.7 3.4 1.9 5.3
1996-2000 4.1 6.2 1.1 2.1 2.6 1.3 4.0
               
1986 4.8 8.0 2.1 3.3 4.2 3.7 7.9
1987 4.2 7.9 2.3 3.7 4.7 3.7 8.4
1988 4.3 7.9 2.3 3.6 4.5 3.8 8.3
1989 4.5 7.6 2.1 3.1 3.9 4.0 7.9
1990 4.3 7.5 2.0 3.2 3.9 3.1 7.0
1991 4.6 7.4 1.7 2.7 3.7 2.7 6.4
1992 4.3 7.4 1.8 3.1 3.8 2.1 5.9
1993 4.2 6.9 1.7 2.7 3.5 1.7 5.1
1994 4.5 7.5 1.8 3.0 3.6 1.6 5.2
1995 3.6 5.8 1.3 2.2 2.7 1.4 4.1
1996 4.5 6.5 1.0 2.0 2.6 1.5 4.1
1997 3.8 6.1 1.2 2.3 2.8 1.3 4.1
1998 4.2 6.2 1.2 2.0 2.6 1.4 4.0
1999 4.0 6.1 1.1 2.1 2.7 1.2 3.9
2000 3.8 5.9 1.1 2.1 2.6 1.2 3.8
2001 4.2 6.5 1.3 2.3 2.8 1.1 3.9
2002 3.5 5.3 0.8 1.7 2.5 1.0 3.5
2003 3.8 5.6 30.9 1.8 2.3 1.0 3.4
1  From 1956-1998 (1956-1995 for the five year periods) the numbers are collected from NOS Health statistics. Hence these numbers may deviate from the numbers for perinatal and infant mortality per 1 000 births in the tables for deaths and death rates given in the Population statistics.
2  Fetal deaths with reported period of gestation 28 weeks and over.
3  Birth and death at the same date.

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