§ 36. Dr. M. S. Millerasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the statistics of neonatal deaths in Scotland in each of the last 10 years; and how they compare with those of England and Wales, Sweden, France, Austria, Switzerland and West Germany.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe available figures are as follows:
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Neonatal Deaths, Scotland, Selected Countries, Rates, 1971–1980 Year Country Scotland England and Wales Sweden Austria Switzerland West Germany 1971 13.5 11.6 8.8 19.0 9.9 17.9 1972 12.4 11.5 8.7 18.7 9.0 17.0 1973 12.7 11.1 7.8 17.9 9.4 16.5 1974 12.8 11.0 7.1 17.1 8.4 15.3 1975 11.8 10.7 6.4 15.4 7.4 13.8
Year Country Scotland England and Wales Sweden Austria Switzerland. West Germany 1976 10.3 9.7 6.2 12.7 7.3 11.9 1977 11.3 9.3 5.8 11.9 6.5 10.3 1978 8.8 9.7 5.5 10.8 6.0 9.3 1979 8.7 8.2 NA NA NA NA 1980 7.8 7.7 NA NA NA NA Neonatal deaths are deaths in the first 4 weeks of life.
Rates are calculated per 1,000 live births.
Directly comparable figures for France are not readily available.