In , there were 2. The United States consistently has one of the highest neonatal mortality rates while Japan, Finland and Sweden have the lowest rates. One of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals includes a target to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 deaths per 1, live births by Figures represent the number of deaths registered in the calendar year.
Figures show the country where the death occurred, rather than where the deceased was resident. Rates are calculated using the most up-to-date population estimates when the statistics are published. In , the definition of a stillbirth was altered to 24 or more weeks gestation instead of 28 or more weeks gestation. As a result, figures for stillbirths are not comparable prior to Differences between countries in legislation governing registration of births and deaths, and misclassification of stillbirths and neonatal deaths makes it difficult to compare mortality at these very early gestations.
Despite the standard World Health Organisation WHO definition of a live birth, not all countries calculate their mortality rates based on this, which makes comparison between countries challenging.
Enter search term here. Latest Indicators Analysis Annual statements About. Stillbirths and neonatal and infant mortality. We explore how stillbirths and infant and neonatal mortality have changed over time, and how the UK compares to other countries. Children and young people International. Background Stillbirths, neonatal mortality, and infant mortality are common measures of healthcare quality and the safety of maternity services, but they are also influenced by social, economic and environmental factors.
Higher PNMRs among infants with gestational ages of 38 or more weeks and birth weights of 2, g or more accounted for 43 percent of the difference in PNMR between black infants and white infants.
Eliminating the U. Abstract In recent decades, neonatal and postneonatal mortality rates have declined overall in the United States. Gov't, P. This report examines infant mortality rates for the United States by age at death in , by maternal age and race and Hispanic origin, and for the five leading causes of neonatal and postneonatal mortality.
Keywords : infant death, births, infant health, National Vital Statistics System. Figure 1. Total infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality rates: United States, — Figure 2. Total infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality rates, by race and Hispanic origin: United States, Access data table for Figure 2 pdf icon. Figure 3. Total infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality rates, by maternal age: United States, Access data table for Figure 3 pdf icon.
Figure 4. Neonatal and postneonatal mortality rates for five leading causes of neonatal and postneonatal death: United States, Total infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality rates in were generally unchanged from After the decline from through , the total infant mortality rate in the United States has been relatively stable through Neonatal mortality rates decreased over the — period, while postneonatal mortality rates declined from through but remained stable from through A recent report also found a recent lack of change in perinatal mortality overall, and in late fetal and early neonatal mortality 7.
Concurrently, rates of preterm and low birthweight, newborn outcomes associated with infant death, have been on the rise 8 , 9. Infants of non-Hispanic black and American Indian or Alaska Native women continue to have higher overall mortality rates, as well as higher neonatal and postneonatal mortality rates, than infants of women of other race and Hispanic-origin groups; this pattern has remained stable over time 4 , Both neonatal and postneonatal mortality rates were generally higher for infants of the youngest and oldest mothers.
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