Table 1 Time trends in the distribution of singleton births, stillbirths and neonatal deaths by gestational age
Gestational age | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20–27 weeks (extremely preterm) | 28–31 weeks (very preterm) | 32–36 weeks (moderate to late preterm) | 37+ weeks (term) | Total | ||||||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
Births | ||||||||||
1986 | 141 | 0.6 | 155 | 0.7 | 1001 | 4.3 | 22031 | 94.4 | 23328 | 100.0 |
1998 | 159 | 0.6 | 167 | 0.7 | 1285 | 5.2 | 23305 | 93.5 | 24916 | 100.0 |
2010 | 228 | 0.7 | 173 | 0.6 | 1780 | 5.9 | 28233 | 92.8 | 30414 | 100.0 |
Mortality— | ||||||||||
Stillbirths | ||||||||||
1986 | 72 | 42.9 | 19 | 11.3 | 28 | 16.7 | 49 | 29.2 | 168 | 100.0 |
1998 | 71 | 49.0 | 24 | 16.6 | 24 | 16.6 | 26 | 17.9 | 145 | 100.0 |
2010 | 125 | 62.8 | 16 | 8.0 | 18 | 9.0 | 40 | 20.1 | 199 | 100.0 |
Neonatal deaths | ||||||||||
1986 | 38 | 32.5 | 8 | 6.8 | 22 | 18.8 | 49 | 41.9 | 117 | 100.0 |
1998 | 25 | 39.7 | 4 | 6.3 | 5 | 7.9 | 29 | 46.0 | 63 | 100.0 |
2010 | 21 | 37.5 | 4 | 7.1 | 8 | 14.3 | 23 | 41.1 | 56 | 100.0 |