Summary

Stillbirths, infant and childhood deaths occurring annually in England and Wales, and associated risk factors.

Publications

• Child and infant mortality in England and Wales: 2022

  Stillbirths, infant and childhood deaths occurring annually in England and Wales, and associated risk factors.

Data

• Child mortality (death cohort) tables in England and Wales

  Live births, stillbirths and linked infant deaths occurring annually in England and Wales, and associated risk factors.

• Infant mortality (birth cohort) tables in England and Wales

  Annual statistics on births and infant deaths based on babies born in a calendar year that died before their first birthday linked to their corresponding birth notification and their corresponding death registration.

Methodology

• User guide to child and infant mortality statistics

  Supporting information for Child and infant mortality statistics, which presents final statistics on stillbirths, infant deaths and childhood deaths that occurred in England and Wales in a calendar year.

• Child and infant mortality statistics QMI

  Quality and Methodology Information for child and infant mortality statistics, detailing the strengths and limitations of the data, methods used and data uses and users.

Contact details

Changes to this release date

1. Previous date

   1 May 2024 9:30am

   Reason for change

   This release has been postponed from 1 May 2024 to 31 May 2024 to provide more time to quality assure the data and analysis. We apologise for any inconvenience.

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