Research Article
The Impact of Centralization of Obstetric Care Resources in Japan on the Perinatal Mortality Rate
Table 1
Perinatal mortality rate, total fertility rate, Gini coefficients, and obstetric care resources by prefecture.
| ā | Perinatal mortality rate | Total fertility rate | Gini coefficient of obstetric care facilities (per capita) | Gini coefficient of obstetricians (per capita) | Number of obstetric care facilities (per capita) | Number of obstetricians (per capita) |
| Hokkaido | 4.4 | 1.19 | 0.185 | 0.272 | 1.852 | 4.979 | Aomori | 4.8 | 1.26 | 0.130 | 0.284 | 2.258 | 5.731 | Iwate | 5.4 | 1.37 | 0.104 | 0.197 | 3.232 | 6.246 | Miyagi | 3.9 | 1.25 | 0.201 | 0.232 | 2.002 | 5.187 | Akita | 4.7 | 1.29 | 0.228 | 0.146 | 2.579 | 5.525 | Yamagata | 4.2 | 1.39 | 0.057 | 0.081 | 2.995 | 6.066 | Fukushima | 4.9 | 1.49 | 0.252 | 0.253 | 2.612 | 5.028 | Ibaragi | 3.9 | 1.37 | 0.156 | 0.211 | 2.088 | 5.143 | Tochigi | 4.1 | 1.43 | 0.114 | 0.222 | 2.142 | 7.583 | Gunma | 5.0 | 1.38 | 0.175 | 0.204 | 2.390 | 4.830 | Saitama | 3.9 | 1.28 | 0.170 | 0.161 | 1.487 | 4.575 | Chiba | 5.1 | 1.31 | 0.100 | 0.191 | 1.850 | 5.581 | Tokyo | 3.9 | 1.12 | 0.303 | 0.226 | 1.451 | 6.112 | Kanagawa | 4.8 | 1.28 | 0.066 | 0.131 | 1.337 | 5.112 | Niigata | 4.0 | 1.37 | 0.114 | 0.076 | 2.105 | 5.272 | Toyama | 5.1 | 1.37 | 0.054 | 0.093 | 2.378 | 7.033 | Ishikawa | 3.8 | 1.40 | 0.081 | 0.099 | 2.991 | 6.248 | Fukui | 2.8 | 1.55 | 0.283 | 0.439 | 2.728 | 7.403 | Yamanashi | 4.4 | 1.31 | 0.382 | 0.470 | 1.739 | 5.865 | Nagano | 3.7 | 1.43 | 0.220 | 0.230 | 2.137 | 5.286 | Gifu | 4.8 | 1.37 | 0.224 | 0.248 | 2.691 | 5.319 | Shizuoka | 3.4 | 1.43 | 0.109 | 0.182 | 1.992 | 4.900 | Aichi | 4.4 | 1.43 | 0.229 | 0.312 | 2.038 | 6.293 | Mie | 3.4 | 1.40 | 0.162 | 0.130 | 2.157 | 5.747 | Shiga | 4.0 | 1.44 | 0.164 | 0.234 | 2.907 | 4.864 | Kyoto | 3.6 | 1.20 | 0.207 | 0.180 | 2.427 | 6.906 | Osaka | 3.9 | 1.28 | 0.082 | 0.135 | 1.771 | 5.966 | Hyogo | 4.0 | 1.33 | 0.129 | 0.109 | 2.075 | 5.353 | Nara | 5.2 | 1.23 | 0.158 | 0.321 | 1.929 | 5.279 | Wakayama | 5.2 | 1.36 | 0.246 | 0.160 | 2.397 | 5.693 | Tottori | 4.1 | 1.46 | 0.051 | 0.205 | 3.229 | 7.971 | Shimane | 4.6 | 1.55 | 0.108 | 0.232 | 3.071 | 7.678 | Okayama | 4.1 | 1.39 | 0.114 | 0.145 | 2.365 | 6.309 | Hiroshima | 4.4 | 1.47 | 0.138 | 0.111 | 2.342 | 5.764 | Yamaguchi | 4.1 | 1.43 | 0.106 | 0.113 | 2.756 | 6.408 | Tokushima | 4.1 | 1.35 | 0.290 | 0.513 | 3.054 | 6.070 | Kagawa | 3.5 | 1.48 | 0.067 | 0.217 | 2.611 | 6.347 | Ehime | 4.7 | 1.41 | 0.201 | 0.199 | 2.656 | 5.968 | Kochi | 3.3 | 1.29 | 0.131 | 0.300 | 2.747 | 6.278 | Fukuoka | 4.0 | 1.37 | 0.167 | 0.219 | 2.563 | 6.099 | Saga | 3.2 | 1.49 | 0.143 | 0.172 | 3.648 | 6.908 | Nagasaki | 4.3 | 1.50 | 0.151 | 0.162 | 3.785 | 6.870 | Kumamoto | 3.5 | 1.58 | 0.249 | 0.297 | 3.026 | 6.784 | Oita | 4.6 | 1.50 | 0.159 | 0.091 | 2.675 | 4.263 | Miyazaki | 3.6 | 1.61 | 0.245 | 0.280 | 3.788 | 7.691 | Kagoshima | 4.0 | 1.56 | 0.137 | 0.223 | 3.282 | 6.815 | Okinawa | 4.8 | 1.79 | 0.136 | 0.218 | 2.729 | 7.655 |
| Mean (SD) | 5.387 (0.510) | 1.395 (0.122) | 0.163 (0.073) | 0.211 (0.095) | 2.491 (0.585) | 6.021 (0.914) |
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