Definition: Neonatal mortality rate

Category: Demography

The ratio of the number of deaths of children under 28 days during the year to the number of live births in that year. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/metadata/en/demo_mor_esms.htm Eurostat, "Glossary on Demographic Statistics", 2000 EditionEurostat, 'Demographic statistics: Definitions and methods of collection in 31 European countries (2003 Edition)', Luxembourg, 2003, p. 121