{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ie-perinatal-mortality-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-perinatal-mortality-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ie-perinatal-mortality-rate/","title":"Ireland Perinatal Mortality Rate (2016)","description":"Ireland's Perinatal Mortality Rate: 4.5 per 1,000 births in 2016, +7.1% vs 2014. Eurostat (DEMO_MINFIND), 2007–2016.","domain":"health","category":"Health","keywords":["Health","Eurostat","Ireland","2016"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Ireland","temporal_coverage":"2007/2016","unit":"per 1,000 births","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2016","variable_measured":"Ireland Perinatal Mortality Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/DEMO_MINFIND/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2007–2016"},{"label":"Observations","value":"6"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Ireland"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Ireland (2016)","value":"4.5","unit":"per 1,000 births","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+7.1% vs 2014"}},{"label":"Change vs. prior observation","value":"+7.1%","unit":"per 1,000 births"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"6","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Ireland Perinatal Mortality Rate"}],"observation_count":6,"observations":[{"period":"2007","value":6.2},{"period":"2009","value":5.7},{"period":"2010","value":5.7},{"period":"2011","value":4.8},{"period":"2014","value":4.2},{"period":"2016","value":4.5}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"per 1,000 births"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2016","value":"4.5","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2014","value":"4.2","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2011","value":"4.8","yoyChange":"-15.8%"},{"year":"2010","value":"5.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2009","value":"5.7","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2007","value":"6.2","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the perinatal mortality rate (stillbirths + deaths in first week of life per 1,000 births) in Ireland from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2016. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2007–2016 (6 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 6.2 per 1,000 births in 2007 and reached its lowest recorded value of 4.2 in 2014. The latest reading of 4.5 in 2016 represents a change of +0.3."}]}