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Parental and infant health

Trends in Infant Mortality 2001-2019






Line chart showing rates per 1,000 live births in Staffordshire compared with England from 2001–2003 to 2017–2019. Staffordshire is shown with a red line and England with a blue line. Rates in Staffordshire remain consistently higher than England throughout the period, fluctuating between around 4.5 and 5.7 per 1,000 live births, with error bars displayed for each data point. England shows a gradual decline from around 5 to just under 4 per 1,000 live births over time. Staffordshire rates also decline overall but rise again around 2015–2017 before falling slightly by 2017–2019. The y-axis ranges from 0 to 8 and is labelled “Rate per 1,000 live births”.

Source:  PHE Child and Maternal Health Fingertips profile

  • Rates of infant mortality are the highest among similar authorities, however closer to England following a recent fall in numbers.
  • On average there are 40 deaths a year (4.8 per 1,000 births) in the first year of life. 80% occurred in the first 28 days – again highest of similar authorities and higher than England.
  • Half of infant deaths come from the top two most deprived quintiles.
  • Only East Staffordshire (6.2 per 1,000 births) has rates worse than England and is 10th worst in the country.