Table 6-1
Infant mortality by age group — and sex, Canada

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and sex, Canada


Table summary
This table displays the results of and sex. The information is grouped by age at time of death (appearing as row headers), both sexes, males, females and deaths, calculated using deaths, mortality rate per 1,000  live births, number and rate units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Age at time of deathNote 1 Both sexes Males Females
Deaths Mortality rate per 1,000  live birthsNote 2, Note 3 Deaths Mortality rate per 1,000  live birthsNote 2, Note 3 Deaths Mortality rate per 1,000  live birthsNote 2, Note 3
  number rate number rate number rate
Total, under 1 yearNote 4 1,872 4.9 993 5.1 879 4.7
NeonatalNote 5  
0 to 27 days 1,404 3.7 724 3.7 680 3.7
Under 1 day 965 2.5 500 2.6 465 2.5
1 day 46 0.1 19 0.1 27 0.1
2 days 56 0.1 32 0.2 24 0.1
3 days 46 0.1 27 0.1 19 0.1
4 days 31 0.1 12 0.1 19 0.1
5 days 19 0.0 7 0.0 12 0.1
6 days 23 0.1 13 0.1 10 0.1
7 to 13 days 106 0.3 56 0.3 50 0.3
14 to 20 days 62 0.2 30 0.2 32 0.2
21 to 27 days 50 0.1 28 0.1 22 0.1
Post-neonatalNote 6  
1 to 11 months 468 1.2 269 1.4 199 1.1
1 month 120 0.3 69 0.4 51 0.3
2 months 84 0.2 49 0.3 35 0.2
3 months 65 0.2 40 0.2 25 0.1
4 months 54 0.1 32 0.2 22 0.1
5 months 26 0.1 16 0.1 10 0.1
6 months 30 0.1 18 0.1 12 0.1
7 months 17 0.0 10 0.1 7 0.0
8 months 21 0.1 12 0.1 9 0.0
9 months 17 0.0 7 0.0 10 0.1
10 months 14 0.0 6 0.0 8 0.0
11 months 20 0.1 10 0.1 10 0.1
Note 1.

Age, in the case of infant deaths, corresponds to the completed number of months (or minutes, hours, or days) since birth.

Note 2.

Mortality rate calculations in this table use live births in the calendar year instead of the Demography Division's under one year of age population estimate (Appendix 1).

Note 3.

The mortality rate represents the number of deaths in a particular age group during a given year per 1,000 live births in the same calendar year.

Note 4.

Infant death rate is the number of infant deaths during a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year.

Note 5.

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonatal deaths during a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year.

Note 6.

Post-neonatal mortality rate is the number of post-neonatal deaths during a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year.

Note(s): See "Data quality, concepts and methodology — Explanatory notes for the tables" section.
Source(s): Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Birth and Death Databases (CANSIM table "/n1/en/cansim/102-0506" title="CANSIM table 102-0506">102-0506).
1.
Age, in the case of infant deaths, corresponds to the completed number of months (or minutes, hours, or days) since birth.
2.
Mortality rate calculations in this table use live births in the calendar year instead of the Demography Division's under one year of age population estimate (Appendix 1).
3.
The mortality rate represents the number of deaths in a particular age group during a given year per 1,000 live births in the same calendar year.
4.
Infant death rate is the number of infant deaths during a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year.
5.
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonatal deaths during a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year.
6.
Post-neonatal mortality rate is the number of post-neonatal deaths during a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year.
Note(s):
See "Data quality, concepts and methodology — Explanatory notes for the tables" section.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics, Birth and Death Databases (CANSIM table 102-0506).
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