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The ratio of deaths of children within one week of birth (early neonatal deaths) plus foetal deaths of minimum gestation period 28 weeks or minimum foetal weight of 1000g, expressed per 1,000 births.
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Note that some variations exist in the definitions for some countries, particularly with regard to foetal deaths, and as such, care should be exercised when making comparisons between countries.
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OECD Health Data 2007: Statistics and Indicators for 30 Countries, OECD, Paris, 2007, Data sources, definitions and methods.
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Theme: Health statistics |
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on Tuesday, September 25, 2001 |
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updated on Friday, July 13, 2007 |
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