Infant and Perinatal Mortality Statistics for the United Kingdom

Infant and perinatal mortality data from the UK's Office for National Statistics and NHS Indicators. Perinatal deaths are defined as those occurring after 22 weeks of pregnancy, during childbirth, and up to 7 complicated days of life. Infant mortality is measured as deaths under 1 year per 1000 live births.

Use Cases

• Monitor trends in infant mortality rates based on the per 1000 live births metric.
• Analyze perinatal mortality based on the defined period from 22 weeks of pregnancy to 7 days postpartum.
• Compare regional health outcomes using data aggregated by the Greater London Authority.
• Assess the impact of public health interventions on early childhood mortality.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from authoritative UK government bodies (ONS and NHS Indicators).
• Definitions for perinatal and infant mortality are explicitly provided in the description.
• The dataset is scheduled for a future update on 2026-06-24.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics (ONS) and NHS Indicators.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official vital statistics and health records.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-24 21:09:44.258468

Geography

United Kingdom, with an organizational link to the Greater London Authority.