Table 7 Crude stillbirth rates and rate ratios, and stillbirth rates and rate ratios after excluding live births and stillbirths <22 weeks and <28 weeks, among selected high-income countries, 1995-2005 and 2005

GA (weeks)

≥22

Canada

4.8 (4.7–4.9)

1.27 (1.24–1.29)

5.0 (4.7–5.3)

1.55 (1.45–1.64)

USA

5.7 (5.7–5.8)

1.50 (1.49–1.51)

5.4 (5.4–5.5)

1.70 (1.68–1.72)

Denmark^a

4.4 (4.2–4.5)

1.14 (1.10–1.18)

4.8 (4.3–5.4)

1.51 (1.35–1.69)

Finland

3.8 (3.7–4.0)

1.00

3.2 (2.8–3.7)

1.00

Iceland

4.3 (3.7–4.9)

1.12 (0.97–1.29)

4.9 (3.0–7.4)

1.52 (0.94–2.33)

Norway

5.0 (4.8–5.2)

1.31 (1.26–1.35)

3.7 (3.2–4.3)

1.17 (1.01–1.33)

Sweden^a

3.4 (3.3–3.6)

0.90 (0.87–0.93)

2.9 (2.6–3.3)

0.92 (0.81–1.03)

≥28

Canada

3.2 (3.1–3.2)

0.98 (0.96–1.00)

3.0 (2.7–3.2)

1.13 (1.05–1.23)

USA

3.8 (3.8–3.8)

1.17 (1.16–1.18)

3.5 (3.5–3.6)

1.34 (1.32–1.36)

Denmark

4.1 (4.0–4.3)

1.29 (1.24–1.33)

3.4 (3.0–3.9)

1.32 (1.15–1.50)

Finland

3.2 (3.1–3.4)

1.00

2.6 (2.2–3.1)

1.00

Iceland

2.8 (2.3–3.3)

0.85 (0.71–1.02)

1.4 (0.5–3.0)

0.53 (0.20–1.16)

Norway

3.5 (3.3–3.6)

1.07 (1.03–1.12)

2.5 (2.1–2.9)

0.95 (0.80–1.12)

Sweden

3.5 (3.3–3.6)

1.07 (1.04–1.11)

2.9 (2.6–3.3)

1.12 (1.00–1.26)

BW (grams)

≥500

Canada

4.6 (4.5–4.6)

1.37 (1.34–1.39)

4.4 (4.1–4.7)

1.60 (1.49–1.70)

USA

5.1 (5.1–5.1)

1.53 (1.52–1.53)

4.8 (4.7–4.9)

1.74 (1.71–1.76)

Denmark

4.3 (4.1–4.4)

1.28 (1.23–1.32)

4.4 (3.9–4.9)

1.58 (1.40–1.77)

Finland

3.3 (3.2–3.5)

1.00

2.8 (2.4–3.2)

1.00

Iceland

3.8 (3.2–4.4)

1.14 (0.98–1.32)

3.5 (1.9–5.7)

1.26 (0.70–2.07)

Norway

4.2 (4.0–4.3)

1.26 (1.21–1.30)

3.1 (2.6–3.6)

1.11 (0.96–1.29)

Sweden

3.5 (3.4–3.6)

1.04 (1.01–1.08)

2.9 (2.6–3.2)

1.04 (0.92–1.17)

≥1000

Canada

3.2 (3.1–3.3)

1.29 (1.26–1.32)

2.9 (2.7–3.1)

1.36 (1.25–1.47)

USA

3.8 (3.8–3.8)

1.54 (1.53–1.55)

3.6 (3.6–3.7)

1.71 (1.68–1.74)

Denmark

3.9 (3.7–4.0)

1.57 (1.51–1.62)

3.5 (3.0–4.0)

1.65 (1.44–1.88)

Finland

2.5 (2.4–2.6)

1.00

2.1 (1.8–2.5)

1.00

Iceland

2.5 (2.1–3.0)

1.01 (0.83–1.21)

1.4 (0.5–3.0)

0.66 (0.24–1.44)

Norway

3.1 (3.0–3.3)

1.25 (1.20–1.31)

2.4 (2.0–2.8)

1.12 (0.94–1.33)

Sweden

3.2 (3.1–3.4)

1.31 (1.26–1.35)

2.7 (2.4–3.1)

1.28 (1.14–1.44)

Canada

5.8 (5.7–5.9)

1.52 (1.49–1.55)

6.2 (5.9–6.6)

1.93 (1.83–2.04)

USA

7.0 (6.9–7.0)

1.81 (1.81–1.82)

6.7 (6.6–6.8)

2.08 (2.06–2.11)

Denmark

4.4 (4.2–4.5)

1.14 (1.10–1.18)

4.8 (4.3–5.4)

1.50 (1.34–1.68)

Finland

3.8 (3.7–4.0)

1.00

3.2 (2.8–3.7)

1.00

Iceland

4.3 (3.7–4.9)

1.11 (0.97–1.28)

4.9 (3.0–7.4)

1.51 (0.94–2.31)

Norway

8.9 (8.7–9.1)

2.32 (2.26–2.38)

7.9 (7.2–8.6)

2.45 (2.23–2.69)

Sweden

3.5 (3.4–3.6)

0.91 (0.88–0.94)

2.9 (2.6–3.3)

0.91 (0.81–1.02)