Canada’s perinatal mortality statistics for 2021 are nowhere to be seen, currently six months behind the reporting schedule.Perinatal morality consists of late fetal deaths and early neonatal deaths.

The most recent year showing perinatal death data in Canada is from 2020 – the year the COVID pandemic started. This 2020 data is consistent with the previous 4 years with 5.6 deaths per 1000 births.