Perinatal and Infant Mortality

HC Deb 26 October 1981 vol 10 cc275-81W

Mr. Carter-Jones asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the perinatal and infant mortality rates in each member country of the European

Country Year Perinatal Mortality Year Infant Mortality Belgium197815.8^*197813.9 Denmark19799.919798.8 France197814.7^*197910.1 Federal Republic of Germany197912.6197913.5 Hellenic Republic197921.3197918.7 Irish Republic197719.2197915.5 Italy197918.5197915.3 Luxembourg197913.0197912.2 Netherlands197911.9197912.2 United Kingdom197914.7197912.8 (England and Wales)^*198013.3^*198012.0

community and in each Scandinavian country in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg:

The table below sets out the latest information on perinatal and infant mortality rates for EEC and Scandinavian countries:

Country	Year	Perinatal Mortality	Year	Infant Mortality
Finland	1976	12.0	1976	9.9
Norway	1977	13.1	1978	8.6
Sweden	1978	9.6	1976	7.8
Note:
* Provisional figures.
Sources:
WHO Annual Statistics 1980.
Eurostat Demographic Statistics.
OPCS Monitor DH3 81/3.

Mr. Carter-Jones asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the perinatal, neonatal and infant mortality rates by social class and in the following age ranges (a) to mothers under 16 years, (b) mothers under 20 years, (c) mothers aged 20 to 24 years,

Infant Mortality Rates by Social Class and Mothers Age
England and Wales 1979
	Mothers Age
Social Class	All ages	Under 20	20–24	25–29	30–34	35 and over
All	12.6	20.8	13.4	10.7	10.7	13.7
All legitimate	11.8	19.6	12.7	10.4	10.3	13.4
i-v	11.6	19.2	12.4	10.3	10.1	13.4
i	9.8	19.2	8.3	10.4	8.9	12.1
ii	9.7	17.6	11.0	8.6	9.7	10.9
iiiN	9.8	13.6	10.4	8.6	9.5	14.7
iiiM	11.4	18.6	11.6	10.4	9.9	12.4
iv	14.3	19.0	14.8	12.6	12.2	17.0
v	18.7	23.8	17.0	17.5	17.4	24.8
Others	18.6	27.4	18.8	16.2	18.9	14.1
Illegitimate	19.1	22.4	16.7	15.5	16.9	16.3

Neonatal Mortality Rates by Social Class and Mothers Age
England and Wales 1979
	Mothers Age
Social Class	All ages	Under 20	20–24	25–29	30–34	35 and over
All	8.2	12.1	8.2	7.1	7.5	10.2
All legitimate	7.8	11.1	7.9	7.0	7.2	10.0
i-v	7.7	11.1	7.8	6.9	7.2	10.0
i	6.5	11.5	5.0	7.3	5.3	8.9
ii	6.9	14.7	7.5	6.0	7.1	8.0
iiiN	7.2	7.8	7.6	6.1	7.2	12.3
iiiM	7.5	11.0	7.3	6.9	7.1	9.8
iv	9.1	10.9	9.1	8.3	8.6	11.4
v	10.7	11.8	9.6	11.0	9.2	17.1
Others	9.7	11.1	9.3	9.0	11.8	7.0
Illegitimate	11.6	13.6	10.6	9.2	11.6	12.7

Perinatal Mortality Rates by Social Class and Mothers Age
England and Wales 1979
	Mothers Age
Social Class	All ages	Under 20	20–24	25–29	30–34	35 and over
All	14.6	19.9	14.4	12.9	13.7	20.7
All legitimate	14.0	19.1	13.9	12.6	13.4	20.0
i-v	13.9	19.1	13.8	12.6	13.2	19.9
i	10.3	19.0	9.3	10.6	9.3	13.8
ii	11.8	24.9	13.0	10.2	11.4	16.6
iiiN	12.7	17.6	12.8	11.8	12.2	18.4
iiiM	14.3	18.9	13.4	13.5	14.5	20.4
iv	16.5	18.3	15.1	15.0	18.6	26.8
v	18.7	19.8	16.2	18.6	20.6	32.0
Others	16.8	19.1	16.7	14.5	18.4	24.8
Illegitimate	19.5	21.0	18.2	16.9	19.4	27.1
1. These data are not available for mothers aged under 16.
2. Rates by social class are available for legitimate births only.
3. Social Class of a legitimate child is derived from the occupation of the child's father using the 1980 Classification of Occupations. These data are not comparable with previous years' rates which were based on the 1970 Classification of Occupation.

(d) mothers aged 25 to 29 years, (e) mothers aged 30 to 34 years and (f) mothers aged over 35 years; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg:

The available information is as follows:

Mr. Carter-Jones asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the perinatal, neonatal and infant mortality rates for England in 1980 by region and area health authority; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg:

The information requested is as follows:

Infant, Neonatal and perinatal mortality rates for England by region and area health authority, 1980.
	Infant mortality rate	Neonatal mortality rate	Perinatal mortality rate
England	12.0	7.6	13.4
Northern	12.4	8.4	15.0
Cleveland	14.9	10.9	17.6
Cumbria	10.8	6.1	14.2
Durham	14.2	10.8	16.5
Northumberland	9.0	5.3	8.9
Gateshead	9.6	7.0	13.6
Newcastle upon Tyne	12.0	8.7	14.1
North Tyneside	11.5	7.4	10.6
South Tyneside	9.2	4.4	15.4
Sunderland	12.8	7.9	17.1
Yorkshire	12.9	8.2	14.9
Humberside	10.4	6.7	13.8
North Yorkshire	10.7	6.1	11.6
Bradford	16.0	9.0	15.6
Calderdale	15.6	11.0	16.7
Kirklees	16.9	11.5	18.2
Leeds	11.8	8.0	14.7
Wakefield	13.2	9.4	17.5
Trent	10.9	7.4	13.0
Derbyshire	12.1	7.6	14.6
Leicestershire	9.7	7.1	12.5
Lincolnshire	9.6	6.1	11.9
Nottinghamshire	9.9	6.6	11.5
Barnsley	12.0	7.9	11.3
Doncaster	10.3	7.0	12.2
Rotherham	15.2	10.8	16.7
Sheffield	11.6	8.7	14.9
East Anglia	10.4	6.4	11.3
Cambridgeshire	9.6	6.2	11.5
Norfolk	10.6	6.6	10.8
Suffolk	11.0	6.4	11.7
North West Thames	10.9	6.4	11.0
Bedfordshire	11.2	7.1	12.7
Hertfordshire	9.6	5.1	9.5
Barnet	9.0	5.6	11.4
Brent and Harrow	12.0	6.1	9.7
Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow	10.9	7.2	11.6
Hillingdon	11.1	7.2	11.3
Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster	14.9	8.2	11.7
North East Thames	12.0	7.3	13.8
Essex	11.7	6.8	12.9
Barking and Havering	11.2	7.2	14.1
Camden and Islington	11.4	7.7	13.8
City and East London	12.8	8.1	15.3
Enfield and Haringey	10.9	6.8	12.8
Redbridge and Waltham Forest	13.5	8.3	15.3

	Infant mortality rate	Neonatal mortality rate	Perinatal mortality rate
South East Thames	12.3	7.6	12.9
East Sussex	12.2	7.9	13.4
Kent	11.7	7.0	12.5
Greenwich and Bexley	14.1	9.0	13.5
Bromley	10.1	6.1	9.7
Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham	13.2	8.1	13.9
South West Thames	11.0	6.3	10.8
Surrey	11.4	7.0	11.1
West Sussex	10.5	6.0	11.9
Croydon	11.3	5.0	9.2
Kingston and Richmond	9.3	5.3	7.6
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth	11.5	6.9	11.5
Wessex	12.0	7.0	11.7
Dorset	10.4	6.0	10.8
Hampshire	11.8	6.0	11.6
Wiltshire	13.5	7.7	12.2
Isle of Wight	14.6	10.6	15.3
Oxford	11.4	7.5	12.6
Berkshire	12.5	7.5	12.3
Buckinghamshire	11.1	7.5	14.0
Northamptonshire	10.8	7.9	13.9
Oxfordshire	10.9	6.9	9.8
South Western	11.5	7.4	12.6
Avon	13.5	8.7	13.7
Cornwall and Isle of Scilly	10.2	7.7	12.5
Devon	10.8	6.6	11.7
Gloucestershire	10.7	6.9	12.2
Somerset	11.0	6.3	12.3
West Midlands	13.1	8.7	15.1
Hereford and Worcester	11.2	6.3	14.2
Salop	11.6	7.8	13.4
Staffordshire	12.4	8.6	14.8
Warwickshire	15.0	10.8	14.7
Birmingham	13.7	8.6	15.1
Coventry	12.2	9.8	15.9
Dudley	10.7	6.2	12.8
Sandwell	16.0	11.0	18.6
Solihull	9.7	5.5	10.5
Walsall	15.5	11.9	19.2
Wolverhampton	17.2	9.7	17.8
Mersey	12.8	7.9	13.7
Cheshire	11.8	7.5	13.5
Liverpool	14.5	8.4	14.8
St Helens and Knowsley	12.9	8.0	13.3
Sefton	11.4	7.5	13.5
Wirral	13.7	8.2	13.2
North Western	12.9	8.5	15.3
Lancashire	12.0	7.9	15.2
Bolton	12.2	8.8	14.2
Bury	16.1	11.9	19.0
Manchester	16.8	10.3	15.9
Oldham	12.7	8.5	17.1
Rochdale	14.9	9.1	18.4
Salford	14.1	8.1	13.7
Stockport	13.2	9.1	16.2
Tameside	13.8	8.4	14.3
Trafford	11.6	7.4	13.9
Wigan	8.0	6.4	12.5