Release

Unexplained deaths in infancy, England and Wales: 2023

Release date: 27 October 2025 9:30am

Summary

Annual data on sudden infant deaths in England and Wales and infant deaths for which the cause remained unascertained after a full investigation.

Publications

Data

Contact details

Name

Child and Lifetime Health Monitoring team

Email

health.data@ons.gov.uk

Phone

+44 1329 444110

About the data

Accredited Official Statistics

These are accredited official statistics. They have been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) and found to comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. This broadly means that the statistics:

  • meet user needs
  • are presented clearly and accessibly
  • are produced using appropriate data and sound methods
  • are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest