Country/Region | Extrapolated Incidence | Population Estimated Used |
Premature Birth in North America (Extrapolated Statistics) |
USA | 475,030 | 293,655,4051 |
Canada | 52,586 WARNING! (Details) | 32,507,8742 |
Mexico | 169,787 WARNING! (Details) | 104,959,5942 |
Premature Birth in Central America (Extrapolated Statistics) |
Belize | 441 WARNING! (Details) | 272,9452 |
Guatemala | 23,100 WARNING! (Details) | 14,280,5962 |
Nicaragua | 8,670 WARNING! (Details) | 5,359,7592 |
Premature Birth in Caribbean (Extrapolated Statistics) |
Puerto Rico | 6,305 WARNING! (Details) | 3,897,9602 |
Premature Birth in South America (Extrapolated Statistics) |
Brazil | 297,810 WARNING! (Details) | 184,101,1092 |
Chile | 25,597 WARNING! (Details) | 15,823,9572 |
Colombia | 68,443 WARNING! (Details) | 42,310,7752 |
Paraguay | 10,015 WARNING! (Details) | 6,191,3682 |
Peru | 44,556 WARNING! (Details) | 27,544,3052 |
Venezuela | 40,469 WARNING! (Details) | 25,017,3872 |
Premature Birth in Northern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
Denmark | 8,756 WARNING! (Details) | 5,413,3922 |
Finland | 8,435 WARNING! (Details) | 5,214,5122 |
Iceland | 475 WARNING! (Details) | 293,9662 |
Sweden | 14,536 WARNING! (Details) | 8,986,4002 |
Premature Birth in Western Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
Britain (United Kingdom) | 97,496 WARNING! (Details) | 60,270,708 for UK2 |
Belgium | 16,739 WARNING! (Details) | 10,348,2762 |
France | 97,745 WARNING! (Details) | 60,424,2132 |
Ireland | 6,421 WARNING! (Details) | 3,969,5582 |
Luxembourg | 748 WARNING! (Details) | 462,6902 |
Monaco | 52 WARNING! (Details) | 32,2702 |
Netherlands (Holland) | 26,397 WARNING! (Details) | 16,318,1992 |
United Kingdom | 97,496 WARNING! (Details) | 60,270,7082 |
Wales | 4,720 WARNING! (Details) | 2,918,0002 |
Premature Birth in Central Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
Austria | 13,223 WARNING! (Details) | 8,174,7622 |
Czech Republic | 2,015 WARNING! (Details) | 1,0246,1782 |
Germany | 133,333 WARNING! (Details) | 82,424,6092 |
Hungary | 16,228 WARNING! (Details) | 10,032,3752 |
Liechtenstein | 54 WARNING! (Details) | 33,4362 |
Poland | 62,483 WARNING! (Details) | 38,626,3492 |
Slovakia | 8,773 WARNING! (Details) | 5,423,5672 |
Slovenia | 3,253 WARNING! (Details) | 2,011,473 2 |
Switzerland | 12,052 WARNING! (Details) | 7,450,8672 |
Premature Birth in Eastern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
Belarus | 16,678 WARNING! (Details) | 10,310,5202 |
Estonia | 2,170 WARNING! (Details) | 1,341,6642 |
Latvia | 3,730 WARNING! (Details) | 2,306,3062 |
Lithuania | 5,836 WARNING! (Details) | 3,607,8992 |
Russia | 232,899 WARNING! (Details) | 143,974,0592 |
Ukraine | 77,213 WARNING! (Details) | 47,732,0792 |
Premature Birth in the Southwestern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
Azerbaijan | 12,728 WARNING! (Details) | 7,868,3852 |
Portugal | 17,024 WARNING! (Details) | 10,524,1452 |
Spain | 65,160 WARNING! (Details) | 40,280,7802 |
Georgia | 7,593 WARNING! (Details) | 4,693,8922 |
Premature Birth in the Southern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
Italy | 93,916 WARNING! (Details) | 58,057,4772 |
Greece | 17,223 WARNING! (Details) | 10,647,5292 |
Premature Birth in the Southeastern Europe (Extrapolated Statistics) |
Albania | 5,734 WARNING! (Details) | 3,544,8082 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 659 WARNING! (Details) | 407,6082 |
Bulgaria | 12,161 WARNING! (Details) | 7,517,9732 |
Croatia | 7,274 WARNING! (Details) | 4,496,8692 |
Macedonia | 3,300 WARNING! (Details) | 2,040,0852 |
Romania | 36,163 WARNING! (Details) | 22,355,5512 |
Serbia and Montenegro | 17,512 WARNING! (Details) | 10,825,9002 |
Premature Birth in Northern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
Mongolia | 4,450 WARNING! (Details) | 2,751,3142 |
Premature Birth in Central Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
Kazakhstan | 24,497 WARNING! (Details) | 15,143,7042 |
Tajikistan | 11,342 WARNING! (Details) | 7,011,556 2 |
Uzbekistan | 42,722 WARNING! (Details) | 26,410,4162 |
Premature Birth in Eastern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
China | 2,101,077 WARNING! (Details) | 1,298,847,6242 |
Hong Kong s.a.r. | 11,089 WARNING! (Details) | 6,855,1252 |
Japan | 205,979 WARNING! (Details) | 127,333,0022 |
Macau s.a.r. | 720 WARNING! (Details) | 445,2862 |
North Korea | 36,716 WARNING! (Details) | 22,697,5532 |
South Korea | 78,025 WARNING! (Details) | 48,233,7602 |
Taiwan | 36,801 WARNING! (Details) | 22,749,8382 |
Premature Birth in Southwestern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
Turkey | 111,446 WARNING! (Details) | 68,893,9182 |
Premature Birth in Southern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
Afghanistan | 46,125 WARNING! (Details) | 28,513,6772 |
Bangladesh | 228,639 WARNING! (Details) | 141,340,4762 |
Bhutan | 3,535 WARNING! (Details) | 2,185,5692 |
India | 1,722,908 WARNING! (Details) | 1,065,070,6072 |
Pakistan | 257,523 WARNING! (Details) | 159,196,3362 |
Sri Lanka | 32,199 WARNING! (Details) | 19,905,1652 |
Premature Birth in Southeastern Asia (Extrapolated Statistics) |
East Timor | 1,648 WARNING! (Details) | 1,019,2522 |
Indonesia | 385,732 WARNING! (Details) | 238,452,9522 |
Laos | 9,816 WARNING! (Details) | 6,068,1172 |
Malaysia | 38,051 WARNING! (Details) | 23,522,4822 |
Philippines | 139,508 WARNING! (Details) | 86,241,6972 |
Singapore | 7,043 WARNING! (Details) | 4,353,8932 |
Thailand | 104,929 WARNING! (Details) | 64,865,5232 |
Vietnam | 133,719 WARNING! (Details) | 82,662,8002 |
Premature Birth in the Middle East (Extrapolated Statistics) |
Gaza strip | 2,143 WARNING! (Details) | 1,324,9912 |
Iran | 109,196 WARNING! (Details) | 67,503,2052 |
Iraq | 41,047 WARNING! (Details) | 25,374,6912 |
Israel | 10,027 WARNING! (Details) | 6,199,0082 |
Jordan | 9,076 WARNING! (Details) | 5,611,2022 |
Kuwait | 3,651 WARNING! (Details) | 2,257,5492 |
Lebanon | 6,110 WARNING! (Details) | 3,777,2182 |
Saudi Arabia | 41,728 WARNING! (Details) | 25,795,9382 |
Syria | 29,144 WARNING! (Details) | 18,016,8742 |
United Arab Emirates | 4,082 WARNING! (Details) | 2,523,9152 |
West Bank | 3,738 WARNING! (Details) | 2,311,2042 |
Yemen | 32,393 WARNING! (Details) | 20,024,8672 |
Premature Birth in Northern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
Egypt | 123,131 WARNING! (Details) | 76,117,4212 |
Libya | 9,109 WARNING! (Details) | 5,631,5852 |
Sudan | 63,327 WARNING! (Details) | 39,148,1622 |
Premature Birth in Western Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
Congo Brazzaville | 4,849 WARNING! (Details) | 2,998,0402 |
Ghana | 33,577 WARNING! (Details) | 20,757,0322 |
Liberia | 5,484 WARNING! (Details) | 3,390,6352 |
Niger | 18,377 WARNING! (Details) | 11,360,5382 |
Nigeria | 28,713 WARNING! (Details) | 12,5750,3562 |
Senegal | 17,554 WARNING! (Details) | 10,852,1472 |
Sierra leone | 9,518 WARNING! (Details) | 5,883,8892 |
Premature Birth in Central Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
Central African Republic | 6,054 WARNING! (Details) | 3,742,4822 |
Chad | 15,429 WARNING! (Details) | 9,538,5442 |
Congo kinshasa | 94,336 WARNING! (Details) | 58,317,0302 |
Rwanda | 13,327 WARNING! (Details) | 8,238,6732 |
Premature Birth in Eastern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
Ethiopia | 115,397 WARNING! (Details) | 71,336,5712 |
Kenya | 53,353 WARNING! (Details) | 32,982,1092 |
Somalia | 13,433 WARNING! (Details) | 8,304,6012 |
Tanzania | 58,349 WARNING! (Details) | 36,070,7992 |
Uganda | 42,690 WARNING! (Details) | 26,390,2582 |
Premature Birth in Southern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics) |
Angola | 17,759 WARNING! (Details) | 10,978,5522 |
Botswana | 2,651 WARNING! (Details) | 1,639,2312 |
South Africa | 71,901 WARNING! (Details) | 44,448,4702 |
Swaziland | 1,891 WARNING! (Details) | 1,169,2412 |
Zambia | 17,835 WARNING! (Details) | 11,025,6902 |
Zimbabwe | 5,939 WARNING! (Details) | 1,2671,8602 |
Premature Birth in Oceania (Extrapolated Statistics) |
Australia | 32,212 WARNING! (Details) | 19,913,1442 |
New Zealand | 6,460 WARNING! (Details) | 3,993,8172 |
Papua New Guinea | 8,768 WARNING! (Details) | 5,420,2802 |
The word 'prevalence' of Premature Birth usually means the estimated population
of people who are managing Premature Birth at any given time (i.e. people with Premature Birth).
The term 'incidence' of Premature Birth means the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Premature Birth diagnosed each year (i.e. getting Premature Birth).
Hence, these two statistics types can differ:
a short disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence,
but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.
For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.