Infant mortality rates rise for third consecutive year, hitting poorest communities hardest

Infant mortality rates rise for third consecutive year, hitting poorest communities hardest Infant mortality rates in England and Wales have risen for the third year in a row with families in the poorest communities worst affected, official data shows.

Between 2016 and 2017 the infant mortality rate rose from 3.8 deaths per 1,000 births, to 3.9 per 1,000, data from the Office for National Statistics shows. The Independent