Infant Death Rate – Scotland

Revealed: Infant death rate five times worse in Scotland’s poorest areas, By John Ferguson, February 1, 2012, Daily Record: “Babies from Scotland’s poorest neighbourhoods are almost five times more likely than those from the richest to die before they are one. The shocking statistic was revealed yesterday in an NHS report that analysed the postcodes of newborns for the first time. Of 59,082 births in Scotland in 2010, 15,361 mums lived in the most deprived fifth of postcode areas, while 9453 were from the most affluent. In the poorest areas, 85 children died before reaching one. In the best areas there were 11 deaths…”