§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in the years 1983 and 1984 what was (a) the number of live births, and the live birth rate, (b) the number of perinatal deaths and the perinatal mortality rate, (c) the number of infant deaths and the infant mortality rate and (d) the perinatal and infant mortality rates by district council area in Northern Ireland for the years 1983 and 1984, respectively; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe information is as follows:
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Northern Ireland 1983 1984 (a) Live births Number 27,255 27,693 Rate per 1,000 population 17.3 17.5 (b) Perinatal deaths Number 359 301 Rate per 1,000 live and still births 13.1 10.8 (c) Infant deaths Number 329 291 Rate per 1,000 live births 12.1 10.5
1983 1984 Perinatal death rate per 1,000 live and still births Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births Perinatal death rate per 1,000 live and still births Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births (d) Districts councils Ards 8.8 15.4 16.3 9.3 Belfast 14.6 12.0 13.8 11.5 Castlereagh 10.1 8.4 7.4 11.9 Down 13.2 10.5 8.0 12.5 Lisburn 18.3 12.3 8.1 14.3 North Down 4.2 8.5 6.9 8.8 Antrim 15.6 6.8 12.7 12.8 Ballymena 11.4 9.4 11.0 7.8 Ballymoney 7.1 4.8 4.9 7.4 Carrickfergus 13.6 9.1 2.2 4.4 Coleraine 19.4 7.0 9.2 12.0 Cookstown 8.5 8.5 6.6 10.0 Larne 22.6 12.7 5.0 10.0 Magherafelt 9.3 10.9 17.9 6.6 Moyle 4.7 18.8 4.2 — Newtownabbey 14.2 15.2 5.6 7.3 Armagh 10.4 15.1 7.0 5.8 Banbridge 10.3 14.5 6.3 10.4 Craigavon 14.1 15.6 13.4 7.8 Dungannon 8.9 12.0 8.6 9.6 Newry and Mourne 9.4 5.6 14.5 14.6 Fermanagh 20.9 16.3 10.5 10.5 Limavady 13.3 15.1 12.5 19.7 Derry 14.5 14.6 10.5 10.5 Omagh 16.9 24.5 12.7 10.6 Strabane 7.0 7.0 15.1 6.9 The figures reflect a continuing overall downward trend in rates for perinatal and infant deaths in Northern Ireland.