Table 1

Number, gender, height and weight of subjects in each age group

Age at deathNumber and originGender (M/F)Height (cm) (median/range)Weight (kg) (median/range)
UKSydneyPerth
22–25 weeks31/229 (28.5–31)0.58 (0.51–0.61)
26–30 weeks31/231.5 (30.5–39)0.77 (0.57–1.27)
31–35 weeks87/145.5 (41.5–48.5)2 (1.5–2.8)
36–39 weeks75/247 (41.5–54.5)2.6 (2.2–4.1)
Term–3 months16413/754.3 (32.5–66)3.9 (0.9–6.9)
3–6 months637/260.5 (56–66)5.9 (4.1–9.1)
6–12 months434/2*70 (66–74)8 (6.3–9.4)
12 months–2 years77/080 (58–85)11.1 (4.3–14)
2–6 years125/7100 (88–119)18.5 (9.3–29)
6–17 years1116/6161 (108–174)49 (17–62)
18–40 years1010/0176 (163–193)75.5 (52–109)
41–90 years125/7160 (148–178)62.5 (37–90)
Total474023
  • * Gender not recorded in one infant.

  • F, female; M, male.