Risks of adverse birth outcomes across ethnic groups and socioeconomic circumstances, England and Wales, births 2006–2012
| Risk of outcome | |||
| Neonatal mortality per 1000 | Infant mortality per 1000 | Preterm birth % | |
| Ethnic group | |||
| White British | 1.8 | 2.9 | 5.5 |
| White (other) | 1.6 | 2.5 | 4.6 |
| Indian | 2.4 | 3.6 | 6.0 |
| Pakistani | 4.0 | 6.9 | 6.0 |
| Bangladeshi | 2.7 | 4.4 | 6.3 |
| Black Caribbean | 4.0 | 6.0 | 8.2 |
| Black African | 3.4 | 5.2 | 6.2 |
| Mixed/other | 2.1 | 3.4 | 5.6 |
| Not stated | 2.4 | 3.5 | 5.6 |
| Index of multiple deprivation decile | |||
| 1 (most deprived) | 2.8 | 4.7 | 6.7 |
| 2 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 6.3 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 6.0 |
| 4 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 5.7 |
| 5 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 5.3 |
| 6 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 5.2 |
| 7 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 5.0 |
| 8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 4.9 |
| 9 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 4.8 |
| 10 (least deprived) | 1.5 | 2.1 | 4.5 |
| Overall | 2.1 | 3.2 | 55.8 |
Risks are calculated as the number of events in each group divided by the number of infants in the group multiplied by 1000 or 100.