31 Mar 2008 : Column 654W—continued
Infant Mortality
Mr. Leech:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the answer of 20 December 2005, Official Report, column 2799W, on infant mortality, what the infant mortality rate was in each year since 2004 in each primary care trust area in England. [196383]
Angela Eagle:
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Jil Matheson, dated 31 M arch 2008:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question with reference to the Answer of 20th December 2005, Official Report, column 2799W, on infant mortality, what the infant mortality rate was in each year since 2004 in each primary care trust area in England. I am replying in her absence. (196383)
The most recent year for which figures are available is 2006; figures requested for the years 2004 - 2006 are given in the attached table.
| Infant deaths: numbers and rates by primary care organisation( 1) in England, 2004 to 2006 |
| | Infant deaths |
| | Numbers | Rate per 1,000 live births( 2) |
| Area of residence | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|
England
|
3,068
|
3,078
|
3,192
|
5.1
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
| | | | | | | |
|
North East GOR
| | | | | | |
|
County Durham
|
24
|
31
|
33
|
4.5
|
6.0
|
6.1
|
|
Darlington
|
6
|
7
|
13
|
4.8
|
5.7
|
10.1
|
|
Gateshead
|
7
|
13
|
16
|
3.3
|
6.1
|
7.1
|
|
Hartlepool
|
6
|
2
|
10
|
5.6
|
1.8
|
8.4
|
|
Middlesbrough
|
8
|
15
|
7
|
4.3
|
7.8
|
3.7
|
|
Newcastle
|
18
|
14
|
11
|
6.2
|
4.7
|
3.4
|
|
North Tees
|
15
|
7
|
14
|
7.1
|
3.1
|
5.9
|
|
North Tyneside
|
8
|
7
|
8
|
3.7
|
3.1
|
3.5
|
|
Northumberland
|
6
|
10
|
8
|
2.0
|
3.3
|
2.7
|
|
Redcar and Cleveland
|
11
|
7
|
12
|
7.3
|
4.4
|
7.9
|
|
South Tyneside
|
5
|
7
|
11
|
3.2
|
4.6
|
7.1
|
|
Sunderland Teaching
|
21
|
6
|
15
|
7.1
|
2.0
|
4.6
|
| | | | | | | |
|
North West GOR
| | | | | | |
|
Ashton, Leigh and Wigan
|
13
|
16
|
25
|
3.6
|
4.3
|
6.9
|
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|
Blackburn with Darwen
|
9
|
19
|
13
|
4.1
|
8.3
|
5.6
|
|
Blackpool
|
7
|
9
|
18
|
4.2
|
5.5
|
10.9
|
|
Bolton
|
20
|
24
|
27
|
5.9
|
6.7
|
7.4
|
|
Bury
|
13
|
9
|
11
|
5.6
|
3.9
|
4.8
|
|
Central and Eastern Cheshire
|
23
|
20
|
16
|
4.7
|
4.1
|
3.2
|
|
Central Lancashire
|
30
|
28
|
31
|
5.6
|
5.3
|
5.7
|
|
Cumbria
|
23
|
21
|
23
|
4.7
|
4.4
|
4.7
|
|
East Lancashire
|
31
|
34
|
28
|
6.5
|
7.1
|
5.8
|
|
Halton and St. Helens
|
23
|
26
|
30
|
6.5
|
7.3
|
8.0
|
|
Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale
|
14
|
15
|
17
|
5.0
|
5.3
|
6.0
|
|
Knowsley
|
10
|
10
|
5
|
5.3
|
5.2
|
2.6
|
|
Liverpool
|
28
|
44
|
32
|
5.6
|
8.5
|
5.8
|
|
Manchester
|
54
|
48
|
36
|
8.2
|
7.2
|
5.0
|
|
North Lancashire
|
13
|
18
|
20
|
4.4
|
6.0
|
6.7
|
|
Oldham
|
26
|
17
|
23
|
8.1
|
5.3
|
6.9
|
|
Salford
|
15
|
15
|
17
|
5.5
|
5.1
|
5.6
|
|
Sefton
|
7
|
19
|
14
|
2.6
|
7.4
|
5.2
|
|
Stockport
|
18
|
18
|
8
|
5.7
|
5.7
|
2.4
|
|
Tameside and Glossop
|
10
|
9
|
20
|
3.4
|
3.1
|
6.3
|
|
Trafford
|
6
|
9
|
13
|
2.3
|
3.4
|
4.7
|
|
Warrington
|
11
|
12
|
11
|
4.8
|
5.4
|
4.9
|
|
Western Cheshire
|
15
|
13
|
20
|
6.2
|
5.3
|
8.2
|
|
Wirral
|
16
|
21
|
15
|
4.5
|
5.8
|
4.2
|
| | | | | | | |
|
Yorkshire and the Humber GOR
| | | | | | |
|
Barnsley
|
16
|
10
|
16
|
6.3
|
4.0
|
5.8
|
|
Bradford and Airedale
|
41
|
69
|
62
|
5.3
|
8.6
|
7.6
|
|
Calderdale
|
17
|
16
|
12
|
6.9
|
6.4
|
4.8
|
|
Doncaster
|
18
|
27
|
26
|
5.3
|
7.6
|
7.2
|
|
East Riding of Yorkshire
|
15
|
11
|
8
|
4.9
|
3.8
|
2.6
|
|
Hull
|
15
|
14
|
24
|
4.7
|
4.4
|
6.9
|
|
Kirklees
|
40
|
37
|
39
|
7.4
|
7.0
|
7.1
|
|
Leeds
|
45
|
59
|
53
|
5.3
|
6.8
|
5.8
|
|
North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus
|
4
|
10
|
10
|
2.1
|
5.1
|
5.1
|
|
North Lincolnshire
|
11
|
13
|
10
|
6.6
|
7.4
|
5.5
|
|
North Yorkshire and York
|
30
|
39
|
31
|
3.9
|
5.1
|
4.0
|
|
Rotherham
|
25
|
16
|
14
|
8.5
|
5.5
|
4.7
|
|
Sheffield
|
34
|
30
|
39
|
5.5
|
4.9
|
6.2
|
|
Wakefield District
|
23
|
21
|
16
|
6.2
|
5.8
|
4.2
|
| | | | | | | |
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|
East Midlands GOR
| | | | | | |
|
Bassetlaw
|
10
|
5
|
7
|
8.8
|
4.5
|
6.1
|
|
Derby City
|
15
|
14
|
10
|
5.0
|
4.7
|
3.1
|
|
Derbyshire County
|
45
|
29
|
32
|
6.1
|
3.9
|
4.2
|
|
Leicester City
|
27
|
24
|
36
|
5.9
|
5.2
|
7.6
|
|
Leicestershire County and Rutland
|
16
|
38
|
40
|
2.3
|
5.4
|
5.7
|
|
Lincolnshire
|
39
|
31
|
36
|
6.0
|
4.6
|
5.3
|
|
Northamptonshire
|
47
|
32
|
46
|
5.9
|
3.9
|
5.4
|
|
Nottingham City
|
21
|
28
|
34
|
6.0
|
7.5
|
8.7
|
|
Nottinghamshire County
|
28
|
28
|
32
|
4.0
|
4.1
|
4.5
|
| | | | | | | |
|
West Midlands GOR
| | | | | | |
|
Birmingham East and North
|
52
|
49
|
59
|
8.3
|
8.0
|
9.0
|
|
Coventry Teaching
|
35
|
17
|
17
|
8.8
|
4.4
|
4.0
|
|
Dudley
|
12
|
24
|
23
|
3.4
|
6.8
|
6.5
|
|
Heart of Birmingham Teaching
|
56
|
48
|
52
|
10.4
|
8.8
|
9.6
|
|
Herefordshire
|
9
|
12
|
7
|
5.3
|
7.3
|
4.1
|
|
North Staffordshire
|
11
|
8
|
5
|
5.3
|
3.9
|
2.6
|
|
Sandwell
|
28
|
32
|
37
|
6.8
|
7.7
|
8.9
|
|
Shropshire County
|
10
|
11
|
13
|
3.6
|
4.0
|
4.7
|
|
Solihull
|
8
|
9
|
12
|
4.0
|
4.4
|
5.7
|
|
South Birmingham
|
26
|
27
|
42
|
6.4
|
6.3
|
9.8
|
|
South Staffordshire
|
31
|
37
|
40
|
4.8
|
5.8
|
6.1
|
|
Stoke on Trent
|
31
|
30
|
23
|
9.4
|
8.9
|
6.8
|
|
Telford and Wrekin
|
11
|
9
|
13
|
5.2
|
4.4
|
6.1
|
|
Walsall Teaching
|
31
|
35
|
23
|
9.1
|
10.2
|
6.4
|
|
Warwickshire
|
35
|
23
|
19
|
6.1
|
4.1
|
3.1
|
|
Wolverhampton City
|
26
|
20
|
22
|
8.5
|
6.4
|
6.9
|
|
Worcestershire
|
33
|
34
|
25
|
5.5
|
5.6
|
4.1
|
| | | | | | | |
|
East of England GOR
| | | | | | |
|
Bedfordshire
|
21
|
22
|
18
|
4.4
|
4.5
|
3.6
|
|
Cambridgeshire
|
26
|
25
|
28
|
4.2
|
3.8
|
4.2
|
|
East and North Hertfordshire
|
21
|
26
|
23
|
3.3
|
4.1
|
3.5
|
|
Great Yarmouth and Waveney
|
8
|
6
|
5
|
3.7
|
2.8
|
2.3
|
|
Luton
|
20
|
18
|
22
|
6.3
|
5.6
|
6.6
|
|
Mid Essex
|
15
|
13
|
15
|
3.8
|
3.2
|
3.7
|
|
Norfolk
|
31
|
35
|
41
|
4.3
|
4.9
|
5.5
|
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|
North East Essex
|
15
|
15
|
14
|
4.9
|
4.9
|
4.3
|
|
Peterborough
|
7
|
17
|
17
|
2.9
|
7.0
|
6.5
|
|
South East Essex
|
14
|
12
|
16
|
3.9
|
3.4
|
4.2
|
|
South West Essex
|
20
|
15
|
25
|
4.0
|
2.9
|
4.9
|
|
Suffolk
|
38
|
20
|
20
|
5.9
|
3.2
|
3.1
|
|
West Essex
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
3.1
|
3.3
|
3.5
|
|
West Hertfordshire
|
25
|
25
|
17
|
3.8
|
3.8
|
2.4
|
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
|
London GOR
| | | | | | |
|
Barking and Dagenham
|
18
|
11
|
15
|
6.5
|
3.7
|
4.7
|
|
Barnet
|
15
|
32
|
14
|
3.3
|
6.8
|
2.9
|
|
Bexley
|
14
|
13
|
12
|
5.2
|
4.8
|
4.3
|
|
Brent Teaching
|
20
|
22
|
31
|
4.6
|
4.9
|
6.6
|
|
Bromley
|
18
|
10
|
13
|
5.0
|
2.7
|
3.5
|
|
Camden
|
20
|
14
|
11
|
6.6
|
4.7
|
3.7
|
|
City and Hackney Teaching
|
15
|
24
|
20
|
3.4
|
5.4
|
4.3
|
|
Croydon
|
20
|
37
|
30
|
4.1
|
7.9
|
6.0
|
|
Ealing
|
17
|
21
|
23
|
3.6
|
4.3
|
4.5
|
|
Enfield
|
23
|
30
|
33
|
5.4
|
6.7
|
7.3
|
|
Greenwich Teaching
|
25
|
15
|
20
|
6.7
|
3.8
|
4.7
|
|
Hammersmith and Fulham
|
9
|
10
|
12
|
3.4
|
3.7
|
4.3
|
|
Haringey Teaching
|
30
|
31
|
26
|
7.5
|
7.7
|
6.4
|
|
Harrow
|
17
|
28
|
14
|
5.9
|
9.7
|
4.8
|
|
Havering
|
10
|
5
|
14
|
3.9
|
2.0
|
5.8
|
|
Hillingdon
|
12
|
14
|
15
|
3.5
|
4.0
|
4.1
|
|
Hounslow
|
20
|
23
|
12
|
5.5
|
6.3
|
3.1
|
|
Islington
|
19
|
16
|
13
|
7.1
|
5.9
|
4.6
|
|
Kensington and Chelsea
|
4
|
8
|
3
|
1.8
|
3.6
|
1.3
|
|
Kingston
|
11
|
6
|
7
|
5.4
|
3.0
|
3.4
|
|
Lambeth
|
27
|
29
|
28
|
5.7
|
6.1
|
5.7
|
|
Lewisham
|
17
|
22
|
22
|
4.2
|
5.1
|
4.8
|
|
Newham
|
45
|
24
|
40
|
8.7
|
4.5
|
7.2
|
|
Redbridge
|
20
|
15
|
22
|
5.7
|
4.2
|
5.5
|
|
Richmond and Twickenham
|
5
|
8
|
5
|
1.9
|
3.1
|
1.8
|
|
Southwark
|
33
|
19
|
32
|
7.4
|
4.0
|
6.7
|
|
Sutton and Merton
|
27
|
23
|
27
|
5.3
|
4.4
|
4.9
|
|
Tower Hamlets
|
16
|
17
|
17
|
3.9
|
4.3
|
4.1
|
|
Waltham Forest
|
31
|
18
|
29
|
7.8
|
4.5
|
6.9
|
|
Wandsworth
|
14
|
27
|
18
|
3.2
|
5.9
|
3.6
|
|
Westminster
|
16
|
15
|
15
|
5.9
|
5.2
|
5.2
|
| | | | | | | |
|
South East GOR
| | | | | | |
|
Berkshire East
|
14
|
22
|
29
|
2.7
|
4.1
|
5.2
|
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|
Berkshire West
|
24
|
28
|
28
|
4.3
|
5.0
|
4.8
|
|
Brighton and Hove City
|
21
|
19
|
20
|
7.2
|
6.2
|
6.5
|
|
Buckinghamshire
|
23
|
22
|
21
|
3.9
|
3.9
|
3.5
|
|
East Sussex Downs and Weald
|
13
|
6
|
18
|
4.1
|
1.9
|
5.7
|
|
Eastern and Coastal Kent
|
32
|
43
|
39
|
4.2
|
5.5
|
4.8
|
|
Hampshire
|
44
|
40
|
45
|
3.2
|
3.0
|
3.2
|
|
Hastings and Rother
|
10
|
7
|
11
|
6.0
|
4.2
|
6.0
|
|
Isle of Wight National Health Service
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
4.2
|
0.0
|
2.3
|
|
Medway
|
23
|
10
|
13
|
7.3
|
3.2
|
4.0
|
|
Milton Keynes
|
15
|
17
|
20
|
4.6
|
5.2
|
5.8
|
|
Oxfordshire
|
32
|
32
|
33
|
4.4
|
4.4
|
4.3
|
|
Portsmouth City Teaching
|
12
|
10
|
8
|
5.2
|
4.3
|
3.2
|
|
Southampton City
|
5
|
14
|
14
|
1.9
|
5.0
|
4.8
|
|
Surrey
|
34
|
40
|
40
|
2.8
|
3.3
|
3.1
|
|
West Kent
|
25
|
31
|
27
|
3.3
|
4.0
|
3.3
|
|
West Sussex
|
32
|
26
|
39
|
3.9
|
3.2
|
4.6
|
| | | | | | | |
|
South West GOR
| | | | | | |
|
Bath and North East Somerset
|
9
|
3
|
10
|
5.5
|
1.8
|
5.6
|
|
Bournemouth and Poole
|
14
|
17
|
16
|
4.4
|
5.5
|
4.7
|
|
Bristol
|
28
|
27
|
25
|
5.3
|
5.0
|
4.4
|
|
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
|
29
|
22
|
22
|
6.1
|
4.6
|
4.3
|
|
Devon
|
34
|
34
|
28
|
5.1
|
5.1
|
4.1
|
|
Dorset
|
14
|
18
|
14
|
4.1
|
5.2
|
4.0
|
|
Gloucestershire
|
28
|
29
|
25
|
4.7
|
4.9
|
4.0
|
|
North Somerset
|
7
|
5
|
8
|
3.4
|
2.5
|
3.8
|
|
Plymouth Teaching
|
14
|
15
|
12
|
5.0
|
5.3
|
4.0
|
|
Somerset
|
23
|
22
|
21
|
4.5
|
4.3
|
4.0
|
|
South Gloucestershire
|
13
|
8
|
10
|
4.5
|
2.7
|
3.4
|
|
Swindon
|
17
|
11
|
10
|
6.8
|
4.3
|
3.8
|
|
Torbay
|
5
|
9
|
5
|
3.9
|
6.8
|
3.9
|
|
Wiltshire
|
13
|
18
|
16
|
2.7
|
3.7
|
3.2
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(1 )Primary care organisation boundaries as of 2008
(2 )Based on numbers of live births and deaths registered in each year to residents of each primary care organisation
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