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. 2021 May 27;21:995. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10928-0

Table 1.

Formulae used to calculate mortality and stillbirth event rates

Mortality event Calculation
Infant mortality rate Deaths aged0days to<1yearLive births×1000
Neonatal mortality rate Deaths aged0-27daysLive births×1000
Post-neonatal mortality rate Deaths aged28days to<1yearLive births×1000
Stillbirth rate StillbirthsLive births+Stillbirths×1000
Extended perinatal mortality rate Stillbirths+Deathsaged027daysLivebirths+Stillbirths×1000