Child and infant mortality in England and Wales: 2024

Summary

Stillbirths, infant and childhood deaths occurring annually in England and Wales, and associated risk factors.

Publications

• Child and infant mortality in England and Wales: 2024

  Stillbirths, infant and childhood deaths occurring annually in England and Wales, and associated risk factors.

Data

• Child and infant mortality (by year of death), England and Wales

  Live births, stillbirths and linked infant deaths occurring annually in England and Wales, and associated risk factors.

• Infant mortality before their first birthday (by year of birth), England and Wales

  Annual statistics on births and infant deaths based on babies born in a calendar year that died before their first birthday linked to their corresponding birth notification and their corresponding death registration.

Methodology

• User guide to child and infant mortality statistics

  Supporting information for Child and infant mortality statistics, which presents final statistics on stillbirths, infant deaths and childhood deaths that occurred in England and Wales in a calendar year.

• Child and infant mortality statistics QMI

  Quality and Methodology Information for child and infant mortality statistics, detailing the strengths and limitations of the data, methods used and data uses and users.

Contact details

Changes to this release date

1. Previous date

   28 April 2026 9:30am

   Reason for change

   During the process of updating the analytical pipeline for this publication, we have identified some technical issues resulting in inconsistent values when benchmarking against last year's data. So that we can resolve these inconsistencies, and apply rigorous quality assurance, we have decided on a short postponement of the publication. We thank you for your patience.

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