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Childhood, Infant and Perinatal Mortality in England and Wales, 2012

Key Findings

  • There were 2,912 infant deaths (deaths under 1 year) in England and Wales in 2012 compared with 3,025 infant deaths in 2011 and 6,775 in 1982.
  • In 2012 the infant mortality rate was 4.0 deaths per 1,000 live births, the lowest ever recorded in England and Wales, and compares with an infant mortality rate of 4.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2011 and 10.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1982.
  • Infant mortality rates were lowest for babies of mothers aged 30 to 34 years (3.4 deaths per 1,000 live births) and highest for babies of mothers aged under 20 years (5.5 deaths per 1,000 live births).

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