Child Mortality Statistics for England and Wales, Annual Figures

Office for National Statistics provides annual statistics on stillbirths, infant deaths, and childhood deaths in England and Wales. The dataset is designated as National Statistics and is published in HTML format. It was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in infant mortality rates based on annual statistics.
• Study correlations between perinatal mortality and public health interventions based on time-series data.
• Model demographic changes based on childhood death statistics.
• Benchmark regional health outcomes based on national statistics for England and Wales.

Strengths

• Data is designated as National Statistics, indicating official status and quality assurance.
• Produced by the authoritative Office for National Statistics.
• Covers multiple mortality categories: stillbirths, infant deaths, and childhood deaths.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is provided in HTML format, which may require parsing for analysis.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Time Range

Annual

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:09.992461; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England and Wales