Infant mortality by ethnic group, England and Wales
The latest national statistics on infant mortality produced by the Office for National Statistics were released on 24 June 2008 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
This is the first publication of infant mortality rates by ethnic group. The data relates to 2005
The key points from the latest release are:
The tables include the following data relating to live births occurring in England and Wales in 2005:
· live births, infant deaths, and infant mortality rates by ethnic group
· infant deaths, and infant mortality rates by cause of death and ethnic group
