§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the Official Report, the infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births in (a) England, (b) Japan, (c) France, (d) Finland and (e) Sweden for the years 1980, 1982 and 1984, respectively.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information is not available for 1984. The figures for 1980 and 1982 are shown in the table:
Infant Mortality Rates for Selected Countries, 1980 and 1982 Infant mortality rates per 1,000 live births Year Country 1980 1982 England 12.0 10.8 Japan 7.5 6.6 France 9.8 9.5 Finland 7.6 6.0 Sweden 6.9 6.8 Great care should be taken in comparing the figures for different countries as there may be differences in the definitions of infants at risk.