§ 9. Dr. MoonieTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the numbers and rates for stillbirths,
Numbers and rates for stillbirths, infant, perinatal, early neonatal, late neonatal deaths in England and Wales 1985–87 Year England Wales England and Wales Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Stillbirths1 1985 3,426 5.50 214 5.79 3,645 5.52 1986 3,337 5.32 209 5.61 3,549 5.34 19876 3,224 4.99 196 5.16 3,423 5.00 1985–876 9,987 5.27 619 5.51 10,617 5.28 Perinatal mortality1 1985 6,100 9.80 378 10.22 6,498 9.84 1986 5,977 9.53 384 10.31 6,372 9.59 19876 5,742 8.88 351 9.23 6,107 8.92 1985–876 17,819 9.40 1,113 9.92 18,977 9.44 Infant mortality3 1985 5,716 9.23 362 9.84 6,141 9.36 1986 5,917 9.49 352 9.50 6,313 9.55 19876 5,845 9.09 359 9.49 6,272 9.20 1985–876 17,478 9.27 1,073 9.61 18,726 9.37 Early neonatal mortality4 1985 2,674 4.32 164 4.46 2,853 4.35 1986 2,640 4.23 175 4.72 2,823 4.27 19876 2,518 3.91 155 4.10 2,684 3.94 1985–876 7,832 4.15 494 4.43 8,360 4.18 Late neonatal mortality5 1985 621 1.00 51 1.39 678 1.03 1986 630 1.01 32 0.86 666 1.01 19876 722 1.12 35 0.93 764 1.12 1985–876 1,973 1.05 118 1.06 2,108 1.05 1Stillbirths: Late fetal deaths after 28 weeks of gestation. 2Perinatal deaths: Stillbirths plus 0.6 days of life. 3Infant mortality: Deaths at ages under one year. 4Early neonatal deaths: At ages 0.6 days of life. 5Late neonatal deaths: Deaths at ages 7.28 days of life. 1, 2 Rates per thousand live and still births. 3, 4, 5Rates per thousand live births. 6Provisional. England: Deaths registered in England and Wales to usual residents of England. Wales: Deaths registered in England and Wales to usual residents of Wales. England and Wales: Deaths registered in England and Wales (includes residents for outside England and Wales).