HC Deb 17 July 1995 vol 263 c922W
Sir Peter Lloyd

To 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. Bowis

The 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