Infant mortality rates based on two registration criteria for live births: A comparison of Taiwan with 26 European countries

Rankings of infant mortality rates (IMRs) are the most commonly cited international comparisons of health status1,2; however, because of international variation in registration criteria for live births, the comparability of IMRs across countries is compromised.3,4 Many countries (including Taiwan) have identified a live birth as any product of conception that shows signs of life at birth. However, some countries, such as France and the Netherlands, have adopted threshold criteria of 22 weeks of completed gestation or a birth weight cutoff of no less than 500  g.

Source: Pediatrics and Neonatology - July 19, 2018 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Fu-Wen Liang, Min Chen, Mei-Hwan Wu, Hung-Chi Lue, Tung-liang Chiang, Tsung-Hsueh Lu Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research