TABLE 27
SELECTED CAUSES OF INFANT DEATHS AND STILBIRTHS
British Columbia, 2001
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- There were 159 infant deaths (under one year of age) a slight increase from the 149 infant deaths in 2000. There were 281 stillbirths in 2001, the same number as were in the previous year.
- In 2001, perinatal conditions were the cause of death for more than half (50.9%) of the infant deaths (81) and almost all (94.0%) of the stillbirths (264). This cause includes the stillbirths with undetermined cause of death (42). The infant mortality rate for perinatal conditions was 20.06 deaths per 10,000 live births, and the stillbirth rate for this cause was 64.93 per 10,000 total births.
- Congenital anomalies were responsible for about one third (30.8%) of infant deaths (49) and about one out of seventeen (6.0%) stillbirths (17) in 2001. The infant mortality rate for congenital anomalies was 12.14 deaths per 10,000 live births, and the stillbirth rate was 4.18 per 10,000 total births.
- Of the 99 deaths in the early neonatal period (age at death under 7 days), almost three quarters (72.7%) were due to perinatal conditions (72 deaths). The most common of these were infant affected by maternal factors (32), respiratory and cardiovascular disorders (17), and premature/post mature and fetal growth disorders (12).
- There were 36 infant deaths in the post neonatal period (28 to 364 days after birth) including 7 due to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). It should be noted that some of the infant deaths that are still under investigation may later be identified as SIDS.
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