Table 6-2
Infant mortality by age group — and geography

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Table summary
This table displays the results of and geography. The information is grouped by place of residence (appearing as row headers), total, under 1 year, neonatal and post-neonatal, calculated using 0 to 27 days, under 1 day,  1 to 6 days, 7 to  27 days, 1 to 11 months, 1 to 2 months, 3 to 5 months and 6 to 11 months units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Place of residence Total, under 1 yearNote 1, Note 2 NeonatalNote 1, Note 3 Post-neonatalNote 1, Note 4
0 to 27 days Under 1 day  1 to 6 days 7 to  27 days 1 to 11 months 1 to 2 months 3 to 5 months 6 to 11 months
Canada  
Number of deaths 1,872 1,404 965 221 218 468 204 145 119
Mortality rate per 1,000 live
birthsNote 5, Note 6		 4.9 3.7 2.5 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.5 0.4 0.3
Newfoundland and Labrador  
Number of deaths 31 25 19 2 4 6 2 1 3
Mortality rate per 1,000 live
birthsNote 5, Note 6		 6.3 5.1 3.9 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.6
Prince Edward Island  
Number of deaths 5 4 4 0 0 1 1 0 0
Mortality rate per 1,000 live
birthsNote 5, Note 6		 3.4 2.7 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0
Nova Scotia  
Number of deaths 31 23 13 5 5 8 4 2 2
Mortality rate per 1,000 live
birthsNote 5, Note 6		 3.4 2.6 1.4 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.2
New Brunswick  
Number of deaths 43 26 19 5 2 17 7 6 4
Mortality rate per 1,000 live
birthsNote 5, Note 6		 5.8 3.5 2.6 0.7 0.3 2.3 0.9 0.8 0.5
Quebec  
Number of deaths 389 314 214 49 51 75 28 25 22
Mortality rate per 1,000 live
birthsNote 5, Note 6		 4.4 3.5 2.4 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.2
Ontario  
Number of deaths 705 541 361 94 86 164 77 43 44
Mortality rate per 1,000 live
birthsNote 5, Note 6		 5.0 3.9 2.6 0.7 0.6 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.3
Manitoba  
Number of deaths 100 74 47 12 15 26 13 5 8
Mortality rate per 1,000 live
birthsNote 5, Note 6		 6.3 4.6 2.9 0.8 0.9 1.6 0.8 0.3 0.5
Saskatchewan  
Number of deaths 96 51 33 5 13 45 16 20 9
Mortality rate per 1,000 live
birthsNote 5, Note 6		 6.7 3.6 2.3 0.4 0.9 3.2 1.1 1.4 0.6
Alberta  
Number of deaths 284 216 170 23 23 68 31 22 15
Mortality rate per 1,000 live
birthsNote 5, Note 6		 5.5 4.2 3.3 0.4 0.4 1.3 0.6 0.4 0.3
British Columbia  
Number of deaths 161 111 74 23 14 50 24 16 10
Mortality rate per 1,000 live
birthsNote 5, Note 6		 3.6 2.5 1.6 0.5 0.3 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.2
Yukon  
Number of deaths 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
Mortality rate per 1,000 live
birthsNote 5, Note 6		 7.8 5.2 5.2 0.0 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.0 2.6
Northwest Territories  
Number of deaths 11 9 5 3 1 2 0 2 0
Mortality rate per 1,000 live
birthsNote 5, Note 6		 15.5 12.7 7.0 4.2 1.4 2.8 0.0 2.8 0.0
Nunavut  
Number of deaths 13 8 4 0 4 5 1 3 1
Mortality rate per 1,000 live
birthsNote 5, Note 6		 14.8 9.1 4.6 0.0 4.6 5.7 1.1 3.4 1.1
Unknown  
Number of deaths 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mortality rate per 1,000 live
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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.

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

Note 3.

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

Note 4.

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 5.

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 6.

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(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/102-0507" title="CANSIM table 102-0507">102-0507).
1.
Age, in the case of infant deaths, corresponds to the completed number of months (or minutes, hours, or days) since birth.
2.
Infant death rate is the number of infant deaths during a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year.
3.
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonatal deaths during a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year.
4.
Post-neonatal mortality rate is the number of post-neonatal deaths during a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year.
5.
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).
6.
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(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 102-0507).
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