Births and Infant Mortality Statistics, 2010

Statistics on births and infant mortality include data for England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales for the period up to the end of December 2010. The latest release updates the bulletin previously released on 9th March 2011.

In 2010:

• There were 35,952 live births to Welsh residents, the largest number in a year since 1993.
• Fertility rates have generally been rising since the early 2000s with the average number of children per woman, the Total Fertility Rate (TFR), standing at 1.98.
• 58 per cent of live births in 2010 were outside marriage, although most of these were jointly registered by both parents.
• The stillbirth rate has fluctuated during the 2000s between 4.6 and 5.4 per 1,000 total births.
• Although the rates fluctuate from year to year, generally during the 2000s infant mortality rates have fallen; in 2010 the infant mortality rate stood at 4.0 per thousand live births.

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Further information

StatsWales website.

Contact

Health Enquiries Line
Tel: 029 2082 5080
E-mail: stats.healthinfo@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

February 2013 (provisional - to be confirmed on Due Out Soon page)