Figure 6: Infant mortality rate for pre-term babies was lower in 2016

Infant mortality rate by gestational weeks for England and Wales, 2015 and 2016 birth cohorts
Source: Office for National Statistics
Notes:
  1. Deaths occurring in a calendar year.
  2. Infant – deaths of those aged under 1 year.
  3. Pre-term – 24 to 36 weeks.
  4. Term – 37 to 41 weeks.
  5. Post-term – 42 weeks or over.
  6. Excludes those with low gestational age inconsistent with birthweight, or gestational age not stated.
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