Child Deaths in New South Wales, Geospatial Analysis 2001-2015

8,657 deaths of children aged birth to 17 years in New South Wales were analyzed between 2001 and 2015. The NSW Child Death Review Team engaged the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare to perform geospatial analyses to understand geographic patterns. This work aims to identify how child death distribution varies by cause and area characteristics to inform prevention efforts.

Use Cases

• Mapping the geographic distribution of child deaths based on the described geospatial analysis.
• Identifying correlations between child mortality and area characteristics as mentioned in the description.
• Analyzing trends in child deaths by cause over the 2001-2015 period detailed in the report.

Strengths

• Analysis covers 8,657 child death records, providing a substantial case count.
• Data spans a 15-year period (2001-2015), allowing for trend analysis.
• Geospatial analysis was conducted by a recognized authority, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

Limitations

• The primary data format is a PDF report; underlying structured data files are not specified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred from the report.
• Row count for the underlying register is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

NSW Child Death Review Team (CDRT), NSW Government

Collection Method

Register of child deaths maintained by the CDRT, analyzed by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

Time Range

2001 to 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-26 16:18:54.879257; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New South Wales, Australia