Infant mortality in England and Wales rises for first time since 2011 Infant mortality increased for the first time since 2011 last year amid signs that decades worth of improvements are plateauing, deaths data for England and Wales shows.
Published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), it reveals four children died before their first birthday for every 1,000 live births - an increase of 2.6 per cent on the rate for the previous three years of 3.9 infant deaths per 1,000 births.
The increase means that improvements in infant mortality have stagnated since 2010, falling from 4.3 per 1,000 births to 4.0. The Independent
Published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS), it reveals four children died before their first birthday for every 1,000 live births - an increase of 2.6 per cent on the rate for the previous three years of 3.9 infant deaths per 1,000 births.
The increase means that improvements in infant mortality have stagnated since 2010, falling from 4.3 per 1,000 births to 4.0. The Independent
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