Brendan Howlin
Question:280 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Health the number of cot deaths (sudden infant deaths) recorded in Ireland in each of the past three years.
Written Answers. - Cot Deaths.
The information sought by the Deputy is as follows:
|
Year |
No. of cases of Sudden Infant Death of infants under one year |
|
1989 |
108 |
|
1990 |
101 |
|
1991* |
84 |
* Provisional.
Note: The above information has been complied by the Central Statistics Office for the regular annual and quarterly Reports on Vital Statistics.
Sudden Infant Deaths are coded 798 under the World Health Organisation's International Classification of Diseases (9th revision) which is currently in use.