Duchy of Lancaster written question – answered at on 7 July 2008.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the rate of infant mortality was of children born to teenage mothers in (a) the five most deprived areas in England and (b) England in each year since 1997.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated July 2008:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your question asking what the rate of infant mortality was of children born to teenage mothers in (a) the five most deprived areas in England and (b) England in each year since 1997. (216668)
The 5 most deprived areas in England were identified as the local authority districts with highest deprivation according to the English Indices of Deprivation 2004. Hackney had the highest level of deprivation, Tower Hamlets was ranked second, Manchester third, Islington fourth and Liverpool fifth.
The attached table shows infant mortality numbers and rates for mothers aged under 20 in these areas and England from 1997 to 2006 (the latest year available). Figures for 2006 are provisional.
Infant deaths( 1) to mothers aged under 20 by the five most deprived areas in England and England, 1997 to 2006 | ||||||||||||
Hackney( 2) | Tower Hamlets | Manchester | Islington | Liverpool | England | |||||||
Infant deaths | Infant mortality rate( 3) | Infant deaths | Infant mortality rate( 3) | Infant deaths | Infant mortality rate( 3) | Infant deaths | Infant mortality rate( 3) | Infant deaths | Infant mortality rate( 3) | Infant deaths | Infant mortality rate( 3) | |
1997 | 5 | 19.5 | — | — | 8 | 12.0 | — | — | 4 | 7.8 | 391 | 9.1 |
1998 | — | — | 3 | 11.2 | 3 | 3.8 | 3 | 18.8 | 6 | 11.5 | 378 | 8.4 |
1999 | 4 | 15.4 | — | — | 5 | 7.3 | 3 | 21.1 | 5 | 9.6 | 381 | 8.5 |
2000 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8.8 | — | — | 5 | 9.1 | 361 | 8.5 |
2001 | 3 | 11.4 | — | — | 4 | 6.5 | — | — | 7 | 15.5 | 339 | 8.3 |
2002 | 3 | 11.2 | — | — | 5 | 7.9 | — | — | 5 | 11.4 | 323 | 8.0 |
2003 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 6.9 | 335 | 8.1 |
2004 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 22.2 | — | — | 8 | 17.2 | 328 | 7.8 |
2005 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 12.5 | — | — | 6 | 14.8 | 308 | 7.4 |
2006(4) | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6.2 | — | — | 4 | 9.4 | 275 | 6.5 |
(1) Deaths at ages under 1 year (2) From 2002 onwards City of London LB is included in the rates for Hackney LB (3) Per 1,000 live births (4) Figures for 2006 are provisional Note: To protect confidentiality of individuals, numbers and rates based on less than 3 events, are not shown. |
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