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Mr. Alex Carlile
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many infants died from sudden infant death syndrome in the United Kingdom in 1989–90; what precentage change that is from 1980; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Dorrell
The information is shown in the table. Data relate to Great Britain rather than the United Kingdom, since comparable data for Northern Ireland are not available.
| Number of deaths under one year of age with any mention of "sudden infant death syndrome", "cot death" or similar term on the death certificate, Great Britain 1980 and 1989 | ||
| 1980 | 11989 | Percentage change |
| 1,358 | 1,464 | 17.8 |
| 1 Provisional. | ||