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Infant Mortality

Volume 700: debated on Thursday 3 April 2008

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Lord Alton of Liverpool

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What are the levels of infant mortality and the amounts received in aid per capita from (a) the United Kingdom, and (b) the European Commission in each of Vietnam; Cambodia; Bangladesh; Philippines; North Korea; and Burma. [HL2528]

Baroness Crawley

Details on infant mortality rates for 2006, and the amount of official development assistance (ODA) provided by the EC and the UK to each country in calendar year 2006 are laid out in the table below:

Table 1: Infant Mortality Rates and Total and Per Capita EC and UK ODA, by Country, 2006.

Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births)

Population (millions)

EC ODA (£ millions)

EC ODA Per Capita (£)

UK ODA (£ millions)

UK ODA Per Capita (£)

Bangladesh

52

144.3

54.8

0.38

75.6

0.52

Cambodia

65

14.4

15.6

1.09

12.1

0.84

DR Korea

42

22.6

6.6

0.29

0.0

0.00

Burma

74

51.0

6.0

0.12

7.3

0.14

Philippines

24

84.6

11.1

0.13

0.5

0.01

Vietnam

15

84.1

22.7

0.27

44.6

0.53

Sources: UNICEF (Infant Mortality Rates), World Bank (Population), DAC (EC ODA).