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.