Sex 3LB at birth IMR 2LB and 1FD IMR 1LB and 2FD IMR
combination 3LB 2LB 1LB 3D Total   2LB 1LB 1D 2D Total   1LB 1D Total  
              1FD 1FD   1FD     2FD 2FD    
Like-sexed 824 38 6 2 870 21.5 22 3   3 28 160.7 8 1 9 111.1
Unlike-sexed 1485 57 17 8 1567 23.2 52 2   4 58 86.2 10 1 11 90.9
UK 0 0 0 0 0 - 22 0   0 22 - 14 1 15 -
Total 2309 95 23 10 2437 23.4 96 5   7 108 88.0 32 3 35 85.7
Odds ratio 2LB & 1FD vs. 3LB   1LB & 2FD vs. 3LB                  
[95% CI] 4.0 [2.5-6.6]   3.9 [1.2-12.9]                  
LB: Live Birth; D: Infant death; FD:Fetal Death; CI: Confidence Interval
Table 4: Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) of Triplets according to Survival States in Like- and Unlike-sexed Triplets, 1999-2008.
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