§ 1984. Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list those Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries which had lower infant mortality rates than England in(a) 1974, (b) 1979 and (c)
§ 1984. Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe infant mortality rate in England has continued to fall since 1984. In 1990 it reached its lowest level at 7.9 per 1,000 live births.
The table lists the countries out of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's membership of 23 which, according to international sources of information, had lower infant mortality rates than England in (a) 1974, (b) 1979 and (c)
OECD Countries with lower infant mortality rates than England 1974 1979 1984 Australia Australia Australia Canada Belgium Canada Denmark Canada Denmark Finland Denmark Finland France Finland France Iceland France Iceland Japan Iceland Japan Luxembourg Japan Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands Norway New Zealand Norway Sweden Norway Sweden Switzerland Sweden Switzerland — Switzerland — —