The text on this page has been created from Hansard archive content, it may contain typographical errors.
Ms Harman
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the current perinatal mortality rate broken down by mother's place of birth. [37134]
Mrs. Angela Knight
[holding answer 12 July 1996]: The latest available information is shown in the table.
Perinatal mortality rate by mother's country of birth, England and Wales 1994
| |
Country of birth
| Perinatal rate 1
|
| All | 8.9 |
| United Kingdom | 8.6 |
| Irish Republic | 11.2 |
| Rest of European Union | 8.3 |
| Australia, Canada, New Zealand | 6.4 |
New Commonwealth including:
| 12.6 |
| Bangladesh | 10.8 |
| India | 9.3 |
| Pakistan | 15.0 |
| East Africa | 10.9 |
| Caribbean | 17.4 |
| Other2 | 9.4 |
1 Perinatal deaths per 1,000 live and stillbirths.2 Includes case where no country of birth was stated. | |