§ Dr. MurrisonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the infant mortality rate in the families of members of the armed forces has been in each year since 1990. [86216]
§ John HealeyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Dr. Murrison, dated 10 December 2002:
262WAs National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question on what the infant mortality rate was in the families of members of the armed forces in each year since 1990. (86216)The table below provides infant mortality rates where either the mother or father was recorded as being in the armed forces at registration. At the registration of births and deaths of children, information on the occupation is only collected for the father and the mother, not for other members of the family. Father's occupation is only collected for births that occur inside marriage and those outside marriage that are jointly registered by both parents. Information on mother's occupation is seldom provided.
Infant mortality: numbers and rates where either the father or mother was recorded at death registration as being in the armed forces, England and Wales, 1990–2001 Number of deaths Rate1 1990 79 6.4 1991 70 5.9 1992 73 5.8 1993 46 4.1 1994 43 4.1 1995 41 3.9 1996 50 5.3 1997 53 6.2 1998 45 5.3 1999 34 4.2 2000 26 3.3 20012 32 4.3 1 Per 1,000 live births. Figures for live births are a 10 per cent. sample coded for mother's and father's occupation. Information on the father's occupation at birth is not collected for births outside marriage if the father does not attend the registration of the baby's birth. These births and any subsequent infant deaths are excluded from the figures, unless where information was provided that the mother was in the armed forces (8 deaths in 1990–2001). 2 Provisional. Source:
Office for National Statistics