Table 5.18: Infant mortality rates in most deprived areas (IMD 8/25) compared to the rest of the population, West Midlands 1998-2002

Key Health Data for the West Midlands 2004

	Number	Column	IMD	Number	OR	95% CI
	Number	%	8/25	92/75	OR	95% CI

Births	313664		77574	236090
Livebirths	311800		76982	234818

Early Neonatal Deaths	1199		409	790	1.58	1.40 - 1.78
Late Neonatal Deaths	286		96	190	1.54	1.21 - 1.97
Post Neonatal Deaths	617		241	376	1.96	1.67 - 2.30

Infants	2102		746	1356	1.68	1.54 - 1.84
Congenital anomalies	577	27.5	228	349	2	1.69 - 2.36
Asphyxia before birth	96	4.6	27	69	1.19	0.76 - 1.86
Severe pulmonary immaturity	558	26.5	199	359	1.69	1.42 - 2.01
Hyaline membrane disease	154	7.3	46	108	1.3	0.92 - 1.84
Intracranial haemorrhage	44	2.1	18	26	2.11	1.16 - 3.85
Infection	273	13	96	177	1.66	1.29 - 2.12
Cot death	134	6.4	46	88	1.59	1.12 - 2.28
Miscellaneous	164	7.8	46	118	1.19	0.85 - 1.67
Unclassifed / Unknown	102	4.9	40	62	1.97	1.32 - 2.93