Perinatal statistics in the Nordic countries 2022
In 2022, around 265 000 live born children were born in the Nordic countries, which a decrease of 8.3 per cent compared to 2021. This is the biggest annual change in the number of newborn children during the monitoring period of this statistics running from the year 1975. The number of live born dec...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English |
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Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare = Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos THL
2024
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| Online Access: | https://www.julkari.fi/handle/10024/148714 |
| Summary: | In 2022, around 265 000 live born children were born in the Nordic countries, which a decrease of 8.3 per cent compared to 2021. This is the biggest annual change in the number of newborn children during the monitoring period of this statistics running from the year 1975. The number of live born decreased in all Nordic countries (7.8 %–9.8 % compared to year 2021). Total fertility rate also decreased in all Nordic countries in 2022. Like in recent years before, it was still the highest in Iceland (1.59) and Denmark (1.55) and distinctly lowest in Finland (1.32). |
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