Report of the Infant Cremation Commission
Report examining current practice regarding the cremation of infants and making recommendations for improvement for the future.
Annex Q - Numbers of Deaths and Cremations By Age of Baby / Infant
Numbers of Deaths and Cremations by Age of Baby / Infant
Numbers of Deaths By Age of Baby / Infant
| Pre-24 weeks |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Terminations |
Miscarriages |
Stillbirths |
0-1 year |
1-2 year |
| 2010 |
12826 |
unknown / not recorded |
291 |
218 |
13 |
| 2011 |
12471 |
unknown / not recorded |
299 |
238 |
21 |
| 2012 |
12447 |
unknown / not recorded |
274 |
217 |
17 |
Numbers of Cremations By Age of Baby / Infant
|
|
Pre 24 week Cremations |
Stillbirth Cremations |
0 to 2 years Cremations |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Individual |
Collective / Shared |
|
|
| 2010 |
887 |
116 |
89 (31% of total) |
61 (26% of total 231) |
| 2011 |
714 |
118 |
103 (34% of total) |
58 (22% of total 259) |
| 2012 |
748 |
149 |
89 (32% of total) |
59 (25% of total 234) |
1. Terminations data available from:
http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Sexual-Health/Publications/2013-05-28/2013-05-28-Abortions-Report.pdf?25243777037
2. Limited recording of pre-24 week miscarriages is indirectly confirmed in 'introduction and methods' section of:
https://isdscotland.scot.nhs.uk/Health-Topics/Maternity-and-Births/Publications/2013-03-26/2013-03-26-SPIMMR2011-report.pdf?58437746764
3. Stillbirth data available from table 4.4 of:
http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/theme/vital-events/general/ref-tables/2012/section-4-stillbirths-and-infant-deaths.html
4. Breakdown 0-1 years and 1-2 years data provided:
direct from National Records of Scotland senior statistician, in response to a Commission request on 30 October 2013
5. All cremation figures provided via Commission questionnaire issued to 27 crematoria on 11 June 2013
Notes:
There are approximately 57,000 live births in Scotland each year.
Some very rare late 20 to 24 week terminations requested in Scotland are carried out in England and are therefore recorded in English data.
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