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Smoking, Low Birthweight And Neonatal Mortality Rates
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A Comparison by Country
Compiled by Wanda Hamilton
Source: World Health Organization
Country | Neonatal deaths (per 1000 births) |
% Birthweight at or above 2500 grams |
Smoking rates % Male/Female |
Japan | 4.3 | 94.3 | 59.0 / 14.8 |
Finland | 5.3 | 96.0 | 27.0/ 19.0 |
Iceland | 5.4 | 96.7 | 31.0 / 28.0 |
Sweden | 5.4 | 95.5 | 22.0 / 24.0 |
Switzerland | 6.0 | 94.8 | 36.0 / 26.0 |
Singapore | 6.0 | 93.0 | 31.9 / 2.7 |
Belgium | 6.2 | 94.3 | 31.0 / 19.0 |
Germany | 6.3 | 94.0 | 36.8 / 21.5 |
Australia | 6.6 | 94.2 | 29.0 / 21.0 |
Netherlands | 6.7 | 96.0 | 36.0 / 29.0 |
Canada | 6.8 | 94.3 | 31.0 / 29.0 |
France | 7.1 | 94.8 | 40.0 / 27.0 |
Austria | 7.2 | 94.2 | 42.0 / 27.0 |
United Kingdom | 7.4 | 93.0 | 28.0 / 26.0 |
Italy | 7.7 | 94.8 | 38.0 / 26.0 |
U. S. | 8.8 | 93.1 | 28.1/ 23.5 |