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Mr. Wray
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many post-neonatal death per 1,000 live births there were, for each year since 1975, in (a) Scotland, (b) the United Kingdom, (c) Denmark, (d) France, (e) West Germany, (f) Italy, (g) the Netherlands, (h) Spain and (i) Sweden.
Mr. Michael Forsyth
[holding answer 16 March 1990]: The information readily available is as follows:
| Post-neonatal deaths per 1,000 live births. | ||
| Year | Scotland | United Kingdom |
| 1975 | 5·4 | 5·1 |
| 1976 | 4·5 | 4·6 |
| 1977 | 4·8 | 4·6 |
| 1978 | 4·1 | 4·5 |
| 1979 | 4·2 | 4·6 |
| 1980 | 4·3 | 4·4 |
| 1981 | 4·4 | 4·4 |
| 1982 | 4·2 | 4·6 |
| 1983 | 4·1 | 4·3 |
| 1984 | 3·9 | 3·9 |
| 1985 | 3·9 | 4·0 |
| 1986 | 3·6 | 4·2 |
| 1987 | 3·8 | 4·1 |
| 1988 | 3·7 | 4·1 |
| 1989 | 1— | 1— |
| 1 Figures not yet available. | ||