Low Birth Weight Live Births in England and Wales, 1999-2007

Administrative data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on low birth weight live births in England and Wales. Counts are provided for mothers resident in England and Wales, aggregated at Local Authority District, Government Office Region, and National levels. The data covers the calendar years from 1999 to 2007.

Use Cases

• Analyzing regional disparities in low birth weight incidence based on geographic aggregation levels.
• Tracking temporal trends in low birth weight rates over the 1999-2007 period.
• Modeling public health outcomes based on administrative birth statistics for mothers resident in England and Wales.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative Office for National Statistics (ONS).
• Provides geographic breakdowns at Local Authority District, Government Office Region, and National levels.
• Covers a defined 9-year time period from 1999 to 2007.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the source and time period.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Collection Method

Administrative data

Time Range

1999 to 2007

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:24.859940; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England and Wales