§ Dr. MoonieTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the infant mortality rate in England and Wales in the latest three years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. CurrieThe table shows the infant mortality rates for England and Wales for 1985 to 1987.
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Infant, neonatal and postnatal mortality rates, England and Wales, 1985 to 1987 Year England Wales England and Wales Infant mortality rates2 1985 9.23 9.84 9.36 1986 9.49 9.50 9.55 19871 9.09 9.49 9.20 Neonatal mortality rates3 1985 5.32 5.85 5.38 1986 5.24 5.59 5.28 19871 5.04 5.02 5.06 Postneonatal mortality rates4 1985 3.91 4.00 3.98 1986 4.24 3.91 4.27 19871 4.05 4.47 4.14 1Provisional. 2Infant deaths: deaths at ages under one year. 3Neonatal deaths: deaths under 28 completed days of life.
Number of births; rates for live births, maternal mortality, perinatal mortality, forcepts delivery and Caesarean section England and Wales 1979 to 1987, hospital data England only 1982 to 1985
Year 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 61987 Number of total births 643,153 661,007 638,699 629,870 632,765 640,461 660,062 664,567 684,934 Number of live births 638,028 656,234 634,492 625,931 629,134 636,818 656,417 661,018 681,511 Crude live birth rate1 12.9 13.2 12.8 12.6 12.7 12.8 13.1 13.2 n/a General fertility rate2 63.3 64.2 61.3 59.9 59.7 59.8 61.0 60.6 62.0 Maternal mortality rate3 0.12 0.11 0.09 0.07 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.07 n/a Perinatal mortality rate4 14.7 13.3 11.8 11.3 10.4 10.1 9.8 9.6 8.9 Forceps delivery rate5 11.6 11.3 11.1 10.3 9.8 9.7 9.1 n/a n/a Caesarean section rates5 8.4 9.0 9.3 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.5 n/a n/a 1Live births per 1,000 population all ages. 2Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–44 years. 3Maternal deaths registered per 1,000 total live and still births. 4Still births and infant deaths in the first week of life per 1,000 total live and still births. 5Per 100 maternities; England only from 1982. 6Provisional n/a Not available.