Jersey Health Stats
Definitions
- Births and maternity > Abortion > Legal abortions total: Legally induced abortions by urban/rural residence of woman.
- Births and maternity > Maternity leave > Weeks of leave given: Maternity leave benefits.
- Deaths > Deaths of infants: An infant death is the death from any cause of a live-born child under one year of age.
- Infant mortality rate: The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country
- Infant mortality rate > Total: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
- Life expectancy at birth > Female: The average number of years to be lived by a females in this nation born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
- Life expectancy at birth > Total population: The average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
SOURCES: United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
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Jersey Health Profiles (Subcategories)
| Births and maternity 8 | Infant mortality rate 3 |
| Deaths 3 | Life expectancy at birth 3 |
- Jersey ranked #12 for life expectancy at birth > total population globally in 2011.
- Jersey ranked 9th last for infant mortality rate > total amongst Densely populated countries in 2011.
- Jersey ranked #4 for life expectancy at birth > male amongst Western Europe in 2011.
