Term:
Perinatal Mortality Rate
Definition:
The number of fetal deaths after 28 weeks of pregnancy (late fetal deaths) plus the number of deaths to infants under 7 days of age per 1,000 live births.
Domain:
Population
Source:
ESCWA - Reference: PRB-Glossary of Demographic Terms
(https://www.prb.org/glossary/)
(https://www.prb.org/glossary/)