Unexplained Infant Deaths in England and Wales, Office for National Statistics

Office for National Statistics data on unexplained infant deaths in England and Wales, including sudden infant deaths and deaths with unknown or unascertained causes. The dataset is designated as National Statistics and is licensed under OGL-UK-3.0. It was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) based on reported unexplained deaths.
• Investigate correlations between unexplained infant mortality and demographic factors suggested by the report's nature.
• Model public health interventions based on the statistics of deaths with unknown causes.

Strengths

• Data is designated as National Statistics, indicating official quality standards.
• Source agency is the authoritative Office for National Statistics.
• License is clearly specified as OGL-UK-3.0.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data format is HTML, which may require parsing to extract structured data.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:57.891096

Geography

England and Wales