§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the infant mortality and perinatal mortality rate in each EC country in the latest available year.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information is shown in the table.
Infant and perinatal mortality rate in each European Community country for 1991 Infant mortality rate1 Perinatal mortality rate2 Belgium 37.0 n/a Denmark 7.3 n/a Germany 6.9 5.8 Greece 9.0 11.1 Spain 37.8 n/a France 7.3 8.2 Ireland 38.2 39.9 Italy 38.2 310.5 Luxembourg 9.2 9.6 Netherlands 6.5 9.1 Portugal 10.8 13.6 United Kingdom 7.4 8.1 1 Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 livebirths. 2 Deaths under 1 week and stillbirths per 1,000 live and stillbirths. 3 Provisional. n/a—Not available. Source: Eurostat Demographic Statistics 1993.