HL Deb 20 October 1992 vol 539 c84WA
Lord McColl of Dulwich

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many live births, stillbirths and infant deaths under one year occurred (i) less than one week, (ii) between one-three weeks, (iii) between 4–51 weeks of age at death in Scotland and in Northern Ireland in 1991.

Lord Fraser of Carmyllie

The figures requested for Scotland and Northern Ireland are given in the table below:—

Live births, stillbirths and infant deaths,1991
Scotland Northern Ireland
Live births 67,024 26,265
Stillbirths 369 124
Infant deaths under one year
Less than one week 213 98
One-three weeks 79 23
Four weeks and over 181 73