Stillbirth numbers and EEC comparison
The Minister provided stillbirth figures and rates for EEC member states, noting that Irish figures were provisional and sourced from the CSO.
asked the Minister for Health the number of stillbirths for the latest date for which figures are available and how these figures compare with other EEC countries.
Comment on this
As the answer is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
Number of stillbirths and the rate per 1,000 live births in each member state of the EEC.
Sources
Irish Figures: Supplied by the Central Statistics Office. They are provisional.
Figures from other countries: World Health Statistics Annual, 1978 — Vol. I. Produced by the World Health Organisation.