Mortality Rates

HC Deb 27 November 1981 vol 13 cc510-1W

Mr. Field

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list (a) the perinatal mortality rate and (b) the infant mortality rate for (i) Birkenhead and (ii) England and Wales for each year since 1974.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

The information requested is as follows:

Perinatal and infant mortality rates for Birkenhead County Borough and England and Wales 1974 to 1980
	Birkenhead County Borough	England and Wales
	Perinatal deaths per 1,000 total births	Infant deaths per 1,000 live births	Perinatal deaths per 1,000 total births	Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
1974	26.2	29.1	20.4	16.3
1975	26.9	21.2	19.3	15.7
1976	12.7	11.2	17.7	14.2
1977	17.9	15.2	17.0	13.8
1978	9.8	13.1	15.5	13.2
1979	17.9	16.4	14.7	12.8
1980	NA	NA	13.3	12.0
NA—not yet available