1998-2000 to 2003-2005 data from the Office for National Statistics includes counts of deaths under one year of age and infant mortality rates per 1,000 live births. The rates are calculated over three-year periods. Data is aggregated at multiple geographic levels including Local Authority Districts, County/Unitary Authorities, Government Office Regions, and national totals for England and Wales.
Use Cases
- Analyze regional health inequalities based on infant mortality rates across Local Authority Districts.
- Monitor public health trends over time based on the multi-year mortality rates from 1998 to 2005.
- Assess the impact of socio-economic factors on infant health based on administrative data aggregated by geography.
Strengths
- Data covers a 7-year period from 1998 to 2005, providing a multi-year view.
- Rates are calculated per 1,000 live births over three-year periods, a standard public health metric.
- Geographic coverage includes multiple administrative levels from local to national for England and Wales.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the 1998-2005 period.
Provenance
- Source
- Office for National Statistics (ONS)
- Collection Method
- Administrative data
- Time Range
- 1998-2000 to 2003-2005
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-08 13:30:50.204013; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- England and Wales (Local Authority District, County/Unitary Authority, Government Office Region, National)