Cabinet Office written question – answered at on 12 October 2011.
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Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated October 2011
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The following table provides the number of live births and stillbirths in each region in England for 2010, the most recent year for which figures are available.
Information on live births and stillbirths is routinely published on the ONS website. The most recent figures for England and Wales (2010) are available at:
www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/vsob1/characteristics-of-birth-1--england-and-wales/2010/rft-cb1-2010.xls
Table 1: Live births and stillbirths, regions in England, 2010 | ||
Number | ||
Area of usual residence of mother | Live births | Stillbirths |
England | 687,007 | 3,506 |
Regions | ||
North-east | 30,826 | 143 |
North-west | 89,199 | 466 |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 66,970 | 373 |
East midlands | 55,232 | 293 |
West midlands | 72,090 | 382 |
East | 73,001 | 345 |
London | 133,111 | 742 |
South-east | 106,434 | 507 |
South-west | 60,144 | 255 |
Source: Office for National Statistics |
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