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Table 2 Infant mortality rate among live births ≥ 500 g in the provinces and territories of Canada in 1985–89 and changes in infant mortality rates between 1985–89 vs 1995–99.

From: Regional disparities in infant mortality in Canada: a reversal of egalitarian trends

Province/Territory*

Infant mortality rate ≥ 500 g

 

in 1985–89 per 1,000 live births (rank)

% change 1995–99 vs 1985–89 (rank)

Prince Edward Island

6.2 (1)

-18.3 (8)

Nova Scotia

6.5 (2)

-38.7 (2)

Quebec

6.5 (3)

-33.4 (5)

New Brunswick

7.1 (4)

-37.5 (3)

British Columbia

7.7 (5)

-46.4 (1)

Manitoba

7.9 (6)

-25.3 (7)

Alberta

8.0 (7)

-37.2 (4)

Saskatchewan

8.4 (8)

-13.3 (9)

Yukon

9.9 (9)

-30.0 (6)

Northwest Territories

13.8 (10)

-9.5 (10)

  1. Spearman's rank correlation coefficient = 0.45, P = 0.19 i.e., provinces with higher infant mortality rates in 1985–89 experienced smaller reductions in infant mortality over the next decade but this association was not statistically significant.
  2. * The infant mortality in Ontario among live births ≥ 500 g in 1985–89 was 6.4 per 1,000 live births and this declined by 21.5% between 1985–89 and 1995–99. Inclusion of Ontario data gave similar results (correlation coefficient = 0.26, P = 0.45).
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