Bernard Allen
Ceist:897 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of children who died from sudden infant death in 1990, 2000, 2001, 2002 and to date in 2003. [20175/03]
Written Answers. - Sudden Infant Deaths.
Data on mortality is compiled by the Central Statistics Office and published in the Annual and Quarterly Reports on Vital Statistics. The latest period for which data are available is January to March 2003 and this figure is provided in the table below in addition to figures for 1990, 2000, 2001 and 2002.
Number of Deaths from Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome 1990, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003
|
Year |
Number |
|
1990 |
101 |
|
2000 |
51 |
|
2001* |
46 |
|
2002* |
27 |
|
January to March 2003* |
10 |
*Provisional figures based on period of registration.
Source: Central Statistics Office.