Table 5

Neonatal mortality for very low birthweight infants in Scotland, Australia, England and Wales 1993–96

500–999 g1000–1499 g500–1499 g
DeathsDeath rate/
1000 live births
DeathsDeath rate/
1000 live births
DeathsDeath rate/
1000 live births
Scotland 199381/217373.332/34592.8113/562201.1
Scotland 1994110/241456.424/41358.1134/654204.9
Scotland 1993–1994191/458417.056/75873.9247/1216203.1
Scotland 199594/170552.132/39980.2126/569221.4
Scotland 199687/175497.126/40963.6113/584193.5
Scotland all years372/803463.3114/156672.8486/2369205.1
Australia 1993286/912313.699/146067.9385/2372162.3
Australia 1994324/908356.882/149055.0406/2398169.3
Australia 1993–1994610/1820335.2181/295061.4791/4770165.8
Australia 1995332/942352.474/139653.0406/2338173.7
Australia 1996260/1077280.254/136039.7314/2437128.8
Australia all years1202/3839313.1309/570654.21511/9545158.3
England and Wales 19935-150 1035/2537408.0308/417673.81343/6713200.1
England and Wales 19945-150 1050/2855367.8317/442971.61367/7284187.7
England and Wales 1993–19945-150 2085/5392386.7625/860572.62710/13997193.6
England and Wales 19955-150 1124/2879390.4301/470464.01425/7583187.9
England and Wales 19965-150 1278/3150405.7282/477059.11560/7920197.0
England and Wales all years5-150 4487/11421392.91208/1807966.85695/29500193.1
  • 5-150 In England and Wales neonatal mortality statistics for very low birthweight infants included live born infants < 500 g birth weight.