Statistics Norway

Deaths

4 Perinatal and infant mortality. 1956-2011 1
Year Deaths per 1 000 births Deaths per 1 000 live births
Stillbirths2 Perinatal mortality Under 24 hours3 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
2001-2005 3.7 5.5 0.9 1.8 2.4 1.0 3.4
2006-2010 3.6 5.0 0.7 1.5 2.1 0.9 3.0
               
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 1.0 2.0 2.5 1.0 3.5
2004 3.6 5.2 0.8 1.6 2.2 1.0 3.2
2005 3.2 4.8 0.7 1.6 2.1 1.0 3.1
2006 3.5 5.3 0.8 1.8 2.5 0.7 3.2
2007 4.1 5.8 0.8 1.7 2.0 1.1 3.1
2008 3.7 5.0 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.7 2.7
2009 3.5 5.0 0.6 1.6 2.0 1.1 3.1
2010 3.1 4.4 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.9 2.8
2011 3.3 4.6 0.6 1.3 1.7 0.6 2.4
1  For 1956-1998 the source is NOS Health Statistics (1956-1995 for the five-year periods). These numbers may deviate from the rates for perinatal and infant mortality per 1 000 births in tables for deaths and death rates published in NOS Population Statistics.
2  Fetal deaths with reported period of gestation 28 weeks and over.
3  The figures are taken from Health Statistics, except those for the most recent year, applying to those who were born and died on the same date.

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