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Infant, neonatal, post-neonatal and perinatal mortality rates, Canada, 1994 to 2009

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Infant, neonatal, post-neonatal and perinatal mortality rates, Canada, 1994 to 2009


Table summary
This table displays the results of infant. The information is grouped by year (appearing as row headers), mortality rates and annual percentage change, calculated using infant, neonatal, post-neonatal and perinatal units of measure (appearing as column headers).

Year Mortality rates Annual percentage change
Infant Neonatal Post-neonatal Perinatal Infant Neonatal Post-neonatal Perinatal
1994 6.3 4.2 2.0 7.0        
1995 6.1 4.2 1.9 6.9 -3.2 0.0 -5.0 -1.4
1996 5.6 3.9 1.7 6.7 -8.2 -7.1 -10.5 -2.9
1997 5.5 3.9 1.6 6.6 -1.8 0.0 -5.9 -1.5
1998 5.3 3.7 1.6 6.2 -3.6 -5.1 0.0 -6.1
1999 5.3 3.6 1.6 6.2 0.0 -2.7 0.0 0.0
2000 5.3 3.6 1.7 6.1 0.0 0.0 6.2 -1.6
2001 5.2 3.8 1.4 6.3 -1.9 5.6 -17.6 3.3
2002 5.4 3.9 1.5 6.3 3.8 2.6 7.1 0.0
2003 5.3 3.9 1.3 6.3 -1.9 0.0 -13.3 0.0
2004 5.3 4.0 1.3 6.2 0.0 2.6 0.0 -1.6
2005 5.4 4.1 1.3 6.3 1.9 2.5 0.0 1.6
2006 5.0 3.7 1.3 6.1 -7.4 -9.8 0.0 -3.2
2007 5.1 3.8 1.3 6.4 2.0 2.7 0.0 4.9
2008 5.1 3.7 1.4 6.2 0.0 -2.6 7.7 -3.1
2009 4.9 3.7 1.2 6.1 -3.9 0.0 -14.3 -1.6
Note(s):
Infant, neonatal and post-neonatal mortality rates per 1,000 live births. Perinatal mortality rates per 1,000 total births (live births plus stillbirths of 28 or more weeks of gestation).
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 102-0507 and 102-0508.
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