Table 2.
Summary characteristics of live births, stillbirths, and infant deaths between 2000 and 2018: counts (%)
| Live births | Stillbirths | Neonatal deaths | Post-neonatal deaths | Total infant deaths | Extended perinatal deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | ||||||
| 1,049,567 (100%) | 5147 (100%) | 2944 (100%) | 1432 (100%) | 4376 (100%) | 8091 (100%) | |
| SIMD-IE Quintile | ||||||
| 1 = Most deprived | 257,252 (24.5%) | 1510 (29.3%) | 874 (29.7%) | 526 (36.7%) | 1400 (32.0%) | 2384 (29.5%) |
| 2 | 212,623 (20.3%) | 1180 (22.9%) | 681 (23.1%) | 339 (23.7%) | 1020 (23.3%) | 1861 (23.0%) |
| 3 | 196,925 (18.8%) | 958 (18.6%) | 501 (17.0%) | 240 (16.8%) | 741 (16.9%) | 1459 (18.0%) |
| 4 | 189,948 (18.1%) | 757 (14.7%) | 459 (15.6%) | 180 (12.6%) | 639 (14.6%) | 1216 (15.0%) |
| 5 = Least deprived | 192,819 (18.4%) | 742 (14.4%) | 429 (14.6%) | 147 (10.3%) | 576 (13.2%) | 1171 (14.5%) |
| Parental Social Class | ||||||
| 1 – Managerial &Professional | 452,242 (43.1%) | 1733 (33.7%) | 1011 (34.3%) | 390 (27.2%) | 1401 (32.0%) | 2744 (33.9%) |
| 2 – Intermediate | 168,567 (16.1%) | 754 (14.6%) | 442 (15.0%) | 197 (13.8%) | 639 (14.6%) | 1196 (14.8%) |
| 3 – Small employers | 49,604 (4.7%) | 236 (4.6%) | 135 (4.6%) | 76 (5.3%) | 211 (4.8%) | 371 (4.6%) |
| 4 – Supervisors/craft related | 61,692 (5.9%) | 299 (5.8%) | 177 (6.0%) | 96 (6.7%) | 273 (6.2%) | 476 (5.9%) |
| 5a – Semi-routine & routine | 224,287 (21.4%) | 1412 (27.4%) | 768 (26.1%) | 420 (29.3%) | 1188 (27.1%) | 2180 (26.9%) |
| 5b – Other* | 93,175 (8.9%) | 713 (13.9%) | 411 (14.0%) | 253 (17.7%) | 664 (15.2%) | 1124 (13.9%) |
| Infant Sex | ||||||
| Female | 511,264 (48.7%) | 2511 (48.8%) | 1298 (44.1%) | 615 (42.9%) | 1913 (43.7%) | 3809 (47.1%) |
| Male | 538,303 (51.3%) | 2636 (51.2%) | 1646 (55.9%) | 817 (57.1%) | 2463 (56.3%) | 4282 (52.9%) |
| Maternal Age (years) | ||||||
| < 25 | 248,129 (23.6%) | 1356 (26.3%) | 825 (28.0%) | 495 (34.6%) | 1320 (30.2%) | 2181 (27.0%) |
| 25-34 | 591,972 (56.4%) | 2596 (50.4%) | 1519 (51.6%) | 689 (48.1%) | 2208 (50.5%) | 4115 (50.9%) |
| 35+ | 209,466 (20.0%) | 1195 (23.2%) | 600 (20.4%) | 248 (17.3%) | 848 (19.4%) | 1795 (22.2%) |
| Multiplicity status | ||||||
| Singleton birth | 1,017,940 (97.0%) | 4790 (93.1%) | 2445 (83.1%) | 1287 (89.9%) | 3732 (85.3%) | 8522 (89.5%) |
| Multiple birth | 31,627 (3.0%) | 357 (6.9%) | 499 (16.9%) | 145 (10.1%) | 644 (14.7%) | 1001 (10.5%) |
* Never worked/long term unemployed, students and uncoded occupations