Infant Deaths (Hansard, 9 February 1989)

HC Deb 09 February 1989 vol 146 c805W 805W

§ Sir John Stanley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the current number of deaths in the United Kingdom per 1,000 live births of(a) infants under one year old, and (b) children under five years old.

§ Mr. Freeman
The information is shown in the table. The latest year for which data are available is 1987.

Number of deaths and rates per 1,000 live births for (a) infants under one year old, and (b) children under five years old—United Kingdom

Number ¹Rate

Under 1 7,077 9.1

0.4 years 8,284 10.7

¹ Per 1,000 livebirths.

Number of deaths and rates per 1,000 live births for (a) infants under one year old, and (b) children under five years old—United Kingdom
	Number	¹Rate
Under 1	7,077	9.1
0.4 years	8,284	10.7
¹ Per 1,000 livebirths.