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1 Country data and rankings for PRETERM birth data EMBARGO UNTIL MAY 2ND 2012 Linked to "Born too Soon: The Global Action Report on PRETERM birth " (add URL)Country name Live BIRTHS (2010) PRETERM birth rate(2010)Rank for PRETERM birth rate(2010) Number of PRETERM BIRTHS (2010) Rank for number of PRETERM BIRTHS (2010) Estimated Annual % change in PRETERM birth rates(1990 - 2010) DEATHS from complications of PRETERM birth (2010) Rank for DEATHS due to complications of PRETERM birth (2010)Afghanistan1 385 200 11,566159 900 1821 200 9 Albania40 900 9,01103 700 1400,4100 125 Algeria714 400 7,414752 800 505 500 39 Andorra900 <50191 Angola794 700 12,54499 000 3110 800 19 Antigua and Barbuda1 600 5,8176100 184<50188 Argentina693 500 8,012955 400 471,62 300 59 Armenia47 300 11,0745 200 128200 117 Australia302 900 7,613923 200 801,6300 106 Austria74 200 10.

2 9778 100 1092,3100 143 Azerbaijan182 000 8,512015 400 911 500 70 Bahamas5 300 9,5102500 168<50170 Bahrain22 900 14,0213 200 144<50156 Bangladesh3 037 700 14,024424 100 736 900 6 Barbados3 000 8,9112300 174<50167 Belarus106 400 4,11844 400 1370,0100 133 Belgium122 500 7,91319 700 1032,5100 135 Belize7 700 10,490800 165<50178 Benin350 300 10,68437 000 643 700 48 Bhutan14 900 10,2931 500 157200 123 Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

3 263 100 9,011123 700 770,02 300 60 Bosnia and Herzegovina32 100 7,91302 500 1461,5100 148 Botswana47 200 15,1117 100 114400 103 Brazil3 022 800 9,2107279 300 100,712 000 16 Brunei Darussalam7 600 12,152900 162<50169 Bulgaria75 600 7,51445 600 1230,9200 115 Burkina Faso713 200 10,97577 600 388 900 24 Burundi283 000 11,47032 200 704 100 46 Cambodia318 200 10,58533 600 683 000 52 Cameroon709 900 12,64389 200 338 100 25 Canada383 100 7,813529 800 721,0600 94 Cape Verde10 300 11,2721 200 160100 149 Central African Republic154 200 12,64119 400 852 100 64 Chad503 200 13,13565 700 427 000 31 Chile245 500 7,115317 500 871,2500 95 China16 600 000 7,11541 172 300 257 200 4 Colombia913 900 8,811480 800 360.

4 03 700 50 Comoros27 600 16,734 600 134300 110 Congo142 500 16,7223 800 761 400 71 Cook Islands400 <50189 Costa Rica73 300 13,62810 000 1021,1200 124C te d'Ivoire673 100 14,02294 400 329 000 23 Croatia42 800 5,51802 400 147-1,1<50153 Cuba111 600 6,41697 100 1150,0100 134 Cyprus12 900 14,7131 900 1522,8<50174 Czech Republic115 000 7,31508 400 1081,3100 137 Democratic People's Republic of Korea347 600 10,78037 300 622 700 55 Democratic Republic of the Congo2 872 600 11,962341 400 942 200 5 Denmark63 800 6,71594 300 1380,8100 138 Djibouti25 700 11,9593 100 145300 105 Dominica1 200 11,961100 181<50187 Dominican Republic216 400 10,87923 300 790,01 200 75 Ecuador298 900 5,118315 200 93-1,0800 82 Egypt1 880 700 7.

5 3152136 900 228 100 26El Salvador125 800 12,84016 200 881,8300 113 Equatorial Guinea25 800 16,554 200 139300 109 Eritrea190 600 12,24923 300 781 300 73 Estonia16 200 5,7177900 161-0,6<50172 Ethiopia2 612 700 10,195263 400 1132 700 7 Fiji18 500 9,9971 800 153100 144 Finland60 600 5,51793 400 1430,5<50155 France792 600 6,715853 100 491,6400 97 Gabon40 900 16,376 700 118400 99 Gambia65 900 14,0239 200 104700 88 Georgia51 800 8,81164 600 136300 112 Germany694 900 9,210664 200 431,2800 84 Ghana769 700 14,514111 500 267 800 29 Greece117 600 6,61627 800 1101,9200 119 Grenada2 000 10,391200 179<50179 Guatemala466 600 7,713735 900 660,52 400 58 Guinea389 900 13.

6 92554 300 484 900 43 Guinea-Bissau58 200 11,2716 500 120800 86 Guyana13 600 13,2321 800 1541,2100 128 Haiti266 500 14,11937 500 612,52 900 53 Honduras203 400 12,25124 700 750,51 000 76 Hungary99 300 8,61198 500 1070,5200 116 Iceland4 700 6,5167300 172<50181 India27 200 000 13,0363 519 100 1303 600 1 Indonesia4 371 800 15,59675 700 532 400 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of)1 266 500 12,938163 900 167 900 27 Iraq1 125 500 6,516373 600 397 100 30 Ireland72 200 6,41704 600 1352,1<50152 Israel154 100 8,012612 400 981,4100 127 Italy558 500 6,516636 300 650,6500 96 Jamaica50 600 10,2925 200 1291,8200 118 DEATHS DUE TO PRETERM birth (source Li Liu et al) PRETERM BIRTHS (source Blencowe H et al) PRETERM rate and BIRTHS data from "National, regional and worldwide estimates of PRETERM birth rates in the year 2010 with time trends for selected countries since 1990.

7 A systematic analysis and implications", Hannah Blencowe, Simon Cousens, Mikkel Z Oestergaard, Doris Chou, Ann-Beth Moller, Rajesh Narwal, Alma Adler, Claudia Vera Garcia, Sarah S Rohde, Lale Say, Joy E. Lawn. Estimates for World Health Organisation, 2012 PRETERM DEATHS data based on Liu L, Johnson H, Cousens S, Perin J, Scott S, Lawn J.. Black RG et al. Global, regional and national causes of child mortality: an updated systematic analysis. The Lancet - in press. 077 100 5,917563 500 441,9300 108 Jordan153 500 14,41622 100 821 000 77 Kazakhstan344 100 8,811530 400 712 200 63 Kenya1 529 300 12,348188 100 1514 700 13 Kiribati2 000 9,6100200 180<50162 Kuwait49 200 10,6835 200 127100 126 Kyrgyzstan129 800 10,48913 500 96900 81 Lao People's Democratic Republic141 100 10,87815 200 921 300 72 Latvia24 100 5,31821 300 1590.

8 5<50159 Lebanon65 000 7,91335 100 130300 104 Lesotho60 400 11,9607 200 113800 83 Liberia153 700 13,92621 400 831 800 67 Libya145 000 8,312112 100 100700 92 Lithuania34 900 5,71782 000 1510,9<50158 Luxembourg5 800 8,1125500 169<50186 Madagascar731 900 14,218104 000 275 800 38 Malawi662 700 18,11119 700 246 500 34 Malaysia576 400 12,34770 900 41700 89 Maldives5 300 7,9132400 170<50168 Mali714 100 11,66582 600 3511 200 18 Malta3 800 6,4168200 176<50176 Marshall Islands1 100 11,568100 183<50177 Mauritania116 800 15,41018 000 861 500 69 Mauritius16 600 12,6422 100 150100 141 Mexico2 216 700 7,3149162 700 170,06 000 35 Micronesia (Federated States of)

9 2 700 10,587300 173<50161 Monaco400 <50190 Mongolia64 700 13,5308 700 105300 107 Montenegro7 700 9,2109700 166<50166 Morocco623 400 6,716041 500 595 400 40 Mozambique882 800 16,46144 900 2011 400 17 Myanmar830 100 12,446102 700 2812 300 15 Namibia60 000 14,4158 700 106400 100 Nauru200 <50183 Nepal723 500 14,020101 500 2910 400 20 Netherlands182 600 8,012714 600 940,8200 122 New Zealand64 200 7,61414 900 1322,1100 142 Nicaragua138 400 9,310512 900 970,9700 90 Niger754 900 9,410471 100