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Infant deaths, 2002 – 2006, NSW (number and percent)

New South Wales
	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Under 1 day	99 28.9%	79 25.9%	88 29.7%	128 34.6%	148 38.3%
1 day to 6 days	93 27.1%	72 23.6%	65 22.0%	81 21.9%	74 19.2%
1 week to < 1 month	35 10.2%	33 10.8%	29 9.8%	44 11.9%	46 11.9%
1 month to < 1 year	116 33.8%	121 39.7%	114 38.5%	117 31.6%	118 30.6%
Total Age at death	343 100%	305 100%	296 100%	370 100%	386 100%

Source: NSW infant deaths are sourced from the NSW Child Death Review Team Registry of Deaths.

Comment

The first week of life is the time of greatest risk of death for infants: 50 to 58% of all infant deaths occur at this time.