§ Sir Peter LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the rate of infant mortality as a percentage of live births for each of the years(a) 1975, (b) 1979, (c) 1983, (d) 1987, (e) 1991 and the latest 12 months for which statistics are available. [34726]
§ Mr. BowisThe information is shown in the table.
Infant mortality rate as a percentage of live births ' for the years 1975, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1991 and 1994, England and Wales. Year Percentage of live births 1975 1.57 1979 1.28 1983 1.01 1987 0.92 1991 0.74 1994 0.62