Table 5.14: Infant deaths by Fetal and Neonatal classification groups, West Midlands 1998-2002

Key Health Data for the West Midlands 2004

Neonatal and Infant groups		1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	Total
Congenital anomalies	No	122	126	116	105	108	577
	%	27.8	29.1	27.4	27.6	25.3	27.5
Asphyxia before birth	No	31	19	17	18	11	96
	%	7.1	4.4	4.0	4.7	2.6	4.6
Severe pulmonary immaturity	No	104	114	122	100	118	558
	%	23.7	26.3	28.8	26.3	27.6	26.5
Hyaline membrane disease	No	36	38	39	23	18	154
	%	8.2	8.8	9.2	6.1	4.2	7.3
Intracranial haemorrhage	No	8	4	10	5	17	44
	%	1.8	0.9	2.4	1.3	4.0	2.1
Infection	No	58	51	43	63	58	273
	%	13.2	11.8	10.2	16.6	13.6	13.0
Cot death	No	37	32	27	19	19	134
	%	8.4	7.4	6.4	5.0	4.4	6.4
Miscellaneous	No	30	28	29	37	40	164
	%	6.8	6.5	6.9	9.7	9.4	7.8
Unclassifed / Unknown	No	13	21	20	10	38	102
	%	3.0	4.8	4.7	2.6	8.9	4.9
Total	No	439	433	423	380	427	2102
	%	100	100	100	100	100	100