TABLE 3. Number of Fetal Deaths by Sex and Period of Gestation, by Age of Mother: 2004

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                                              Total                           Period of Gestation (in weeks)
Age of Monther       Total ------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------
(in completed years)         Male  Female  Undeter-  Under                                               Not
                                              mined     20  20-24  25-29  30-34  35-39  40-45  45-49  Stated
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Total                8,935  5,005   3,882        48    127    507    747  1,121  2,145    873     11   3,404

Under 20                10      4       6                1      -      2    -        4      1      -       2
15 - 19                609    354     253         2      9     62     71     62    117     50      -     238
20 - 24              1,961  1,129     827         5     35    136    179    247    465    202      6     691
25 - 29              2,224  1,237     976        11     33    132    189    281    555    199      4     831
30 - 34              1,869  1,044     810        15     27     82    139    238    444    214      1     724
35 - 39              1,352    756     590         6     18     59    101    196    367    142      -     469
40 - 44                634    332     297         5      4     26     56     84    159     53      -     254
45 - 49                 65     34      31         -      -      5      5      7     20      6      -      22
50 and over              4      1       3         -      -      -      -      -      1      1      -       2
Not stated             207    114      89         4      -      5      5      6     15      5      -     171

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Source: National Statistics Office, Vital Statistics Division

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