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. 2011 Nov 16;6(11):e24727. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024727

Table 2. Fetal and neonatal mortality rates in Europe in 2004.

Country/region Number of total births Number of fetal deaths Fetal Mortality Rates per 1000 total births Number of live births Number of neonatal deaths Neonatal Mortality Rates per 1000 live births
Austria 79 229 295 3.7 [3.3–4.1] 78 934 215 2.7 [2.4–3.1]
BE: Brussels 16 288 88 5.4 [4.3–6.5] 16 200 51 3.4 [2.3–4.0]
BE: Flanders 60 921 249 4.1 [3.6–4.6] 60 672 146 2.4 [2.0–2.8]
Cyprus NA NA NA 8 309 13 1.6 [0.7–2.4]
Czech Republic 98 051 387 3.9 [3.6–4.3] 97 671 224 2.3 [2.0–2.6]
Denmark 64 853 332 5.1 [4.6–5.7] 64 521 230 3.6 [3.1–4.0]
Estonia 14 053 63 4.5 [3.4–5.6] 13 990 59 4.2 [3.1–5.3]
Finland 57 759 190 3.3 [2.8–3.8] 57 569 141 2.4 [2.0–2.9]
France 774 870 7 054 9.1 [8.9–9.3] 767 816 1968 2.6 [2.5–2.7]
Germany 648 860 2 261 3.5 [3.3–3.6] 705 622 1892 2.7 [2.6–2.8]
Greece 104 858 503 4.8 [4.4–5.2] 104 355 282 2.7 [2.4–3.0]
Hungary 95 594 476 5.0 [4.5–5.4] 95 137 423 4.4 [4.0–4.9]
Ireland 62 400 334 5.4 [4.8–5.9] 62 066 NA NA
Italy 542 003 2 937 5.4 [5.2–5.6] 539 066 1526 2.8 [2.7–3.0]
Latvia 20 492 137 6.7 [5.6–7.8] 20 355 116 5.7 [4.7–6.7]
Lithuania 29 633 153 5.2 [4.3–6.0] 29 480 136 4.6 [3.8–5.4]
Luxembourg 5 486 17 3.2 [1.6–4.6] 5 469 11 2.0 [0.8–3.2]
Malta 3 902 15 3.8 [1.9–5.8] 3 887 17 4.4 [2.3–6.4]
The Netherlands 182 279 1 273 7.0 [6.6–7.4] 181 006 631 3.5 [3.2–3.8]
Norway 57 368 257 4.5 [3.9–5.0] 57 111 118 2.1 [1.7–2.4]
Poland 358 440 1 743 4.9 [4.6–5.1] 356 697 1731 4.9 [4.6–5.1]
Portugal 109 778 422 3.8 [3.5–4.2] 109 356 280 2.6 [2.3–2.9]
Slovak Republic 52 522 134 2.6 [2.1–3.0] 52 388 134 2.6 [2.1–3.0]
Slovenia 17 946 100 5.6 [4.5–6.7] 17 846 47 2.6 [1.9–3.4]
Spain 456 029 1 438 3.2 [3.0–3.3] 454 591 1199 2.6 [2.5–2.8]
Sweden 100 474 316 3.1 [2.8–3.5] 100 158 210 2.1 [1.8–2.4]
UK: England and Wales 643 407 3 686 5.7 [5.5–5.9] 639 721 2185 3.4 [3.3–3.6]
UK: Northern Ireland 22 504 142 6.3 [5.3–7.3] 22 362 66 3.0 [2.2–3.7]
UK: Scotland 53 269 358 6.7 [6.0–7.4] 52 911 161 3.0 [2.6–3.5]

Cyprus provided no data on fetal death. Ireland only provided data on early neonatal death.

Data for countries that did not adhere to the Euro-Peristat definition are presented in italics.

High mortality rates (>75th quartile) are presented in bold.