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Data has been drawn from a national indicator or dataset and is an approximation of the UN SDG Indicator. We will work to develop an Australian dataset that meets the globally agreed methodology for this UN SDG Indicator.

National Metadata

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Australia closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Australian statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Australia-specific metadata information.

Responsible agency
The agency responsible for this data entry is Department of Health
Reporting Year
2019
Indicator used

Counting perinatal deaths

Various definitions are used for reporting and registering perinatal deaths in Australia. The National Perinatal Data Collection defines perinatal deaths as all fetal deaths (stillbirths) and neonatal deaths (deaths of liveborn babies aged less than 28 days) of at least 400 grams birthweight or at least 20 weeks’ gestation. Fetal and neonatal deaths may include late termination of pregnancy (20 weeks or more gestation). Perinatal and fetal death rates are calculated using all live births and stillbirths in the denominator. Neonatal death rates are calculated using live births only. Neonatal deaths may not be included for babies transferred to another hospital, re-admitted to hospital after discharge or who died at home after discharge. The AIHW has established a separate National Perinatal Mortality Data Collection to capture complete information on these deaths. The latest report is available from the AIHW website.

 

Further information can be found here > https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/mothers-babies/australias-mothers-and-babies-2017-in-brief/contents/table-of-contents

 

Caveat
Data has been drawn from a national indicator or dataset and is an approximation of the UN SDG Indicator. We will work to develop an Australian dataset that meets the globally agreed methodology for this UN SDG Indicator.
Indicator status
Reported online
Indicator description

Neonatal mortality rate

Geographic Coverage
Australia
Unit of measurement

Rate per 1,000 births.

Methodology

Neonatal mortality rate per 1,000 births.

Other information

nil

Most recent data release
2017
Page updated
21 November 2019

Global Metadata

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name
Neonatal mortality rate
Indicator number
3.2.2
Target number
3.2
Target name

By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births

Global indicator description

Neonatal mortality rate

UN designated tier
Tier 1
UN custodian agency
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
Link to UN metadata
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 230kb)

Sources

Source 1
Dataset title
Neonatal Mortality Ratio
Data custodian

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Update frequency
Annually
Earliest available data
2010
Geographical coverage
Australia
Link to data source
Neonatal Mortality Ratio
Most recent data release
2017
Tier
Tier 1

Other

No other information for this indicator

Historic