| Abstrakt | | Infant mortality is one of the important indicators of population health state and of the state of development and efficiency of health service. Targets of the strategy Health for all by the year 2000 anticipate a decrease of infant mortality to less than 10 deaths on 1000 liveborn infants and a decrease of differences among regions for 25 percent. In the sixties there were in Slovenia 25-30 deaths on 1000 livebom infants in Slovenia, two fifths of these at the age of 27-365 days. In the seventies the infant mortality dropped to 15-20 promiles. In the eighties the infant mortality continued to decrease and in 1989 it dropped for the first time under 10 dead on 1000 liveborn infants. Infant mortality decreased in all the age groups, but the decline was biggest in postneonatal period. There are considerable differences among the communities of Celje region, the biggest ones in postneonatal period. In the nineties, Slovenia is by ranged on the 14. place among 30 countries by European measure. The perinatal mortality as a whole is also decreasing both in Slovenia and in the region of Celje. The number of stillborn infants as a part of perinatal mortality still persits in a relatively high degree. The communities of Celje region are among themselves much more leveled, especially regarding the number of stillborn infants. Slovenia is on the 18. place among European countries. Causes for infant mortality changed in the years 1979-1993. The share of deceased infants owing to conditions occuring in perinatal period is constantly decreasing and the share of deaths owing to respiratory, infectious and parasitary diseases and injuries is also decreasing, while the share of deaths owing to hereditary and ill-defined conditions is in an increase.
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