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[ZD01] Infant mortality due to respiratory diseases
Impacts

Key message
Neutral

Of all new-born deaths in Europe by 12.9% die from respiratory diseases. Data for Slovenia show that due to respiratory disease in 2013, died on average 8.7% of all new-born deaths, aged 28-364 days (National Institute of Public Health, 2014). Studies have shown a very complicated link between level of air pollution and infant mortality due to respiratory diseases, mainly due to various external factors (allergens, cigarette smoke, diet, lifestyle, etc.).

Charts

Figure ZD01-1: Percentage of newborn mortality in Slovenia, aged from 28 to 364 days, due to respiratory diseases (J00-J99), 2002-2014
Sources:

NIJZ, 2003-2014; SURS, 2003-2014

Figure ZD01-2: Newborn mortality (number of deaths/1.000 live-born infants) due to respiratory diseases, aged from 28 to 364 days in Slovenia, 2002 - 2014
Sources:

NIJZ, 2003-2014; SURS, 2003-2014

Figure ZD01-3: Post-neonatal infant death rates due to respiratory diseases in EU Member States, most recent year since 1997
Sources:

ENHIS, 2015.

Methodology

Date of data source summarization
Last modified
26.09.2015
Author(s)

Peter Otorepec, dr. med., Katarina Bitenc, univ. dipl. soc, Simona Perčič, dr. med., National Institute of Public Health;