Perinatal mortality in non-western migrants in Norway as compared to their countries of birth and to Norwegian women

Table 1 Offspring mortality in migrants in Norway and in their countries of birth*

Country	PMR 1995 in country of birth	PMR 2000 in country of birth	PMR 2004 in country of birth	Mean PMR 1986 – 2005 in Norway	Mean stillbirth rate 1986 – 2005 in Norway	Mean ENMR 1986 – 2005 in Norway
Norway				7.6	5.0	2.6
Pakistan	70	59	56	14.0	9.7	4.3
Vietnam	25	37	34	7.1	4.7	2.4
Somalia	120	80	81	13.1	8.9	4.3
Sri Lanka	25	20	13	12.4	9.1	3.3
Philippines	25	23	21	10.1	7.5	2.6
Iraq	40	76	77	8.1	4.7	3.4
Thailand	20	20	15	8.1	4.7	3.4
Afghanistan	120	96	97	24.1	13.5	10.7

Perinatal mortality rates (PMR) in the country of birth of migrant groups living in Norway for the years 1995, 2000 and 2004. Mean PMRs, stillbirth rates and early neonatal mortality rates (ENMR) in Norway by country of birth from 1986 to 2005. * Figures obtained from the World Health Organization [7, 9, 10].

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