Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 Live Births) - T029_001 - Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 Live Births) - Social Explorer Tables (SE) - Survey European Statistics 2013

Data Dictionary:

European Statistics 2013

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Survey: European Statistics 2013

Data Source:

Social Explorer; Eurostat - The Statistical Office of the European Union

Data set: Social Explorer Tables (SE)

Table:

T29. Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 Live Births) [1]

Universe:

Variable Details

T29.

Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 Live Births)

Universe:

T029_001Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 Live Births)

Percent base:

None - percentages not computed

Aggregation method:

Rate: (Sum(ES2013_004_demominf_5) / Sum(ES2013_001_demofagec_1_1)) * 1000

Formula used to compute this variable:

#ReturnType oretval = new #ReturnType(); if (ORG:ES2013_004_demominf_5.IsNull || ORG:ES2013_001_demofagec_1_1.IsNull || Convert.ToSingle(ORG:ES2013_001_demofagec_1_1) == 0) oretval.IsNull = true; else oretval = (ORG:ES2013_004_demominf_5/ORG:ES2013_001_demofagec_1_1)*1000; return oretval;

Variables used in the formula:
ORG:ES2013_004_demominf_5	Less Than 1 Year
ORG:ES2013_001_demofagec_1_1	Live Births - Total_total

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; Eurostat 2013: Technical Documentation
	Eurostat: Technical Documentation -> General notes -> Variable descriptions -> Infant mortality rate

Infant mortality rate

Represents the ratio of the number of deaths of children under one year of age during the year to the number of live births in that year. The value is expressed per 1000 live births.