Ethnic infant mortality 'higher'
24 06 08 - 13:04 Infant mortality rates are much higher among some ethnic groups in England and Wales, figures show.The death rate among babies from Pakistani and Caribbean communities born in 2005 was twice as high as that among white babies.
Half of all infant deaths in the Pakistani group were due to congenital abnormalities, compared with only a quarter of deaths in the white British group.
In the Caribbean group 67% of infant deaths were linked to low birthweight, and babies being born prematurely. The figure among the white British group was just 44%.
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It is known that cousin marriages are causing many genetic defects amongst Pakistanis, but what are the Carribean blacks doing to have such high infant mortality?
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