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Infant mortality rates, by province and territory
Related tables: Life expectancy and deaths, Births and deaths.
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls | |||||
| Canada | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 5.1 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 8.5 | 5.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 |
| Nova Scotia | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
| New Brunswick | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
| Quebec | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| Ontario | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| Manitoba | 6.9 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| Saskatchewan | 5.2 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 4.6 |
| Alberta | 5.3 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
| British Columbia | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| Yukon | 16.0 | 0.0 | 11.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Northwest Territories | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.1 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Nunavut | 5.8 | 13.9 | 12.1 | 5.0 | 8.1 |
| Note: The infant mortality rate is calculated as the number of deaths of children less than one year of age per 1,000 live births in the same year. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 102-0504 and Catalogue no. 84F0211X. Last modified: 2011-09-27. | |||||
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