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Table 2 The 10 countries with the highest rates of preterm birth (PTB) per 100 live births in 2010a

From: Spontaneous preterm birth and single nucleotide gene polymorphisms: a recent update

Name of the country

Number of PTB per 100 live births

Malawi

18.1

Comoros

16.7

Congo

16.7

Zimbabwe

16.6

Equatorial Guinea

16.5

Mozambique

16.4

Gabon

16.3

Pakistan

15.8

Indonesia

15.5

Mauritania

15.4

  1. aAdapted from [4]