Sudden infant deaths in England and Wales have fallen by almost a quarter, according to the latest round of figures released by the Office of National Statistics. Health Statistics Quarterly revealed that a 22 per cent drop from 240 sudden infant deaths in 2001 to 187 in 2002, a fall of 22. Other findings showed that the sudden infant death rate was highest for babies of mothers who were under the age of 20 at the time of the infant's birth.
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