Means and proportions of outcomes by mother’s country or region of birth across ethnic groups of infants included in the analysis
| Ethnicity of infant | Number of infants in group | Neonatal deaths per 1000 | Infant deaths per 1000 | Preterm births % | Birth weight, mean kg (SD) | ||||||||||
| UK | Origin | Elsewhere | UK | Origin | Elsewhere | UK | Origin | Elsewhere | UK | Origin | Elsewhere | UK | Origin | Elsewhere | |
| White British | 2 891 589 | _ | 117 642 | 1.9 | _ | 1.6 | 2.9 | _ | 2.4 | 5.6 | _ | 4.5 | 3.40 (0.55) | _ | 3.44 (0.52) |
| White (other) | 67 614 | 246 723 | 26 189 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.38 (0.53) | 3.42 (0.51) | 3.42 (0.50) |
| Indian | 45 137 | 71 182 | 16 322 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 3.07 (0.51) | 3.12 (0.50) | 3.11 (0.51) |
| Pakistani | 66 860 | 106 292 | 7117 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 3.12 (0.53) | 3.16 (0.52) | 3.16 (0.52) |
| Bangladeshi | 13 704 | 47 016 | 2228 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 3.03 (0.50) | 3.09 (0.50) | 3.16 (0.51) |
| Black Caribbean | 30 061 | 14 278 | 3166 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 3.14 (0.58) | 3.22 (0.58) | 3.25 (0.59) |
| Black African | 11 206 | 136 984 | 5886 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 3.25 (0.57) | 3.30 (0.57) | 3.32 (0.56) |
| Total | 3 126 171 | 622 475 | 178 560 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 3.39 (0.55) | 3.29 (0.54) | 3.38 (0.53) |