Updated on November 23, 2010
Source :
Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Birth, Death and Stillbirth Databases (CANSIM table 102-0508).
| In 2007, Québec had one of the lowest rate of perinatal mortality in Canada with Nova Scotia and British Columbia. Manitoba posted the highest level of perinatal mortality. |
Methodological note:
1. Perinatal mortality rate reflects the probability that a viable foetus be stillborn or die before the end of the first week of life (Statistics Canada and CIHI, 2005).
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