§ Mr. AlexanderTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the perinatal mortality rate in(a) England and Wales, (b) each region in England and (c) the United Kingdom; and what information he has on the comparable rates in the countries of the EEC.
§ Mr. DorrellThe information requested is shown in the table. In each case the latest available data year has been given.
Perinatal mortality in the United Kingdom, England and Wales, Regional Health Authorities and EC countries Area Year Rate1 United Kingdom 1989 8.3 England and Wales 1989 8.3 England 1989 8.3 Regional Health Authorities Northern 1989 9.2 Yorkshire 1989 8.5 Trent 1989 8.5 East Anglian 1989 6.7 North West Thames 1989 8.3 North East Thames 1989 8.3 South East Thames 1989 8.4 South West Thames 1989 7.0 Wessex 1989 8.3 Oxford 1989 7.2 South Western 1989 6.7 West Midlands 1989 9.7 Mersey 1989 8.2 North Western 1989 9.2 Wales 1989 8.3 EC countries Belgium 1986 10.4 Denmark 1988 8.7 France 1988 9.2 German Federal Republic 1988 6.5 Greece 1988 12.9 Irish Republic 1987 10.4 Italy 1988 212.3 Luxembourg 1988 7.1 Netherlands 1988 9.1 Portugal 1988 16.6 Spain 1985 10.9 1 Deaths 0–6 days + Stillbirths per 1,000 total births. 2 Provisional.