HC Deb 15 January 1985 vol 71 c113W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the rates for stillbirths and

Rates* for stillbirths, perinatal and infant mortality by country of birth of mother 1979 to 1983
England and Wales
Country of birth 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
Stillbirths Perinatal Infant Stillbirths Perinatal Infant Stillbirths Perinatal Infant Stillbirths Perinatal Infant Stillbirths Perinatal Infant
All places of birth 8.0 14.6 12.6 7.2 13.3 11.9 6.6 11.8 10.9 6.3 11.4 10.6 5.7 10.4 10.0
United Kingdom 7.7 14.3 12.5 7.0 12.9 11.6 6.4 11.5 10.7 6.0 10.9 10.6 5.6 10.2 9.9
New commonwealth and Pakistan 10.6 18.5 15.1 10.1 18.2 15.6 8.6 14.8 12.9 8.9 15.0 11.8 7.9 13.8 12.1
Bangladesh and India 12.0 20.2 15.0 9.8 15.7 12.8 9.2 15.3 11.9 9.0 13.7 9.4 8.1 13.3 11.2
Pakistan 11.8 21.4 19.7 13.9 26.3 22.0 10.3 18.5 18.0 11.2 20.1 17.2 10.8 20.2 18.8
Caribbean commonwealth 11.1 17.7 13.5 9.8 17.9 15.4 6.0 11.9 13.0 8.3 14.3 13.1 5.8 11.2 11.7
African commonwealth 10.3 18.5 13.6 9.3 15.9 14.3 8.6 13.9 10.4 8.3 14.2 10.8 7.0 11.2 8.6
Remainder of New commonwealth 5.6 10.6 11.2 5.2 11.9 12.1 6.1 10.6 9.5 6.1 10.0 7.7 4.8 8.3 7.1
Remainder of World and not stated 8.1 14.2 11.3 6.5 12.2 10.9 6.9 12.2 10.8 6.6 10.8 9.3 4.4 8.2 8.7
* Stillbirth and perinatal mortality rates per 1,000 live and stillbirths, infant mortality rates per 1,000 live births.