Boys in the UK are 22% more likely to die in the first year of life than girls
Infant mortality rates
by gender in UK, England, Wales and
Scotland, 2006/08 Deaths in first
year of life per 1,000 live births
Baby Boys
|
Baby Girls
|
||
UK
|
5.34
|
4.37
|
0.97
|
England
|
5.38
|
4.43
|
0.95
|
Wales
|
5.24
|
3.74
|
1.50
|
Scotland
|
4.97
|
3.96
|
1.01
|
Source: How Fair Is Britain, ECHR, 2010 ref figures
produced from interim life tables prepared and supplied by ONS.
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