1. Some Canadian data on infant mortality by socio-economic group Excerpted from “Socioeconomic inequality in health outcomes”, presentation by R. Wilkins, Statistics Canada, September 2003

2. Cumulative fetal and infant mortality by weeks since beginning of pregnancy, by maternal education, Québec, 1990-91 Weeks since beginning of pregnancy Per 1000 total births

3. Mortality rates by maternal language Québec births, 1985-1997 Source: Luo et al, pregnancy outcomes among aboriginal women in Quebec per 1000

4. Infant Mortality by quintiles of wealth, Canada 1971 - 1996 per 1,000

5. Diminishing Disparities in Infant Mortality, Canada 1971 - 1996 Poor-RichTotal-RichExcess YearRD RRRD RRDeaths 19719.81.974.81.472028 19864.81.821.71.29 666 19912.91.641.31.29 577 19962.61.671.31.33 513 RD = difference in infant mortality rates between rich and poor; RR = ratio of mortality rates, poor : rich; Excess deaths = number of deaths that would have been avoided had death rates for rich applied to all deaths