Table 2

Number of infant deaths, by ethnicity and by area deprivation (IMD)

Gestation at birth	24–27 weeks			28–31 weeks			32–36 weeks			Total
Cause of death	ConAnm	ImmRel	Other	ConAnm	ImmRel	Other	ConAnm	ImmRel	Other
Ethnicity
White British	109	1522	206	213	442	166	553	146	488	3845
White Non-British	18	124	28	28	49	16	67	15	33	378
Pakistani	15	104	27	33	35	23	168	20	54	479
Indian/Bangladeshi	8	86	15	23	28	11	88	8	28	295
Black African/Caribbean	20	211	49	15	32	20	78	5	35	465
Other stated	19	218	39	34	63	27	107	20	59	586
Unstated	16	182	29	24	56	11	57	18	39	432
IMD
1=advantaged	14	260	43	35	89	14	91	26	60	632
2	16	301	43	41	103	44	153	36	80	817
3	32	409	70	56	113	45	159	36	107	1027
4	52	613	82	92	164	73	267	56	187	1586
5=disadvantaged	91	864	155	146	236	98	448	78	302	2418
Total	205	2447	393	370	705	274	1118	232	736	6480
%	3	38	6	6	11	4	17	4	11	100

Live singleton births at 24 – 36 weeks , England and Wales 2006 – 2012. Stratified by gestational age at birth (completed weeks) and cause of death. Ethnic groups with few deaths are combined to preserve confidentiality.
IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation; ConAnm, congenital anomalies; ImmRel, immaturity-related.