A rise in infant deaths is hitting the North, including York

Friday, 16 August 2024 12:30

By Joe Gerrard

- the hardest and exposing inequalities between the region and the rest of the country, research has found.

Figures showed York’s infant mortality rate rose from 2.5 per 1,000 births in 2021 to 3.2 in 2022, compared to 4.2 to 5.1 across Yorkshire and 3.7 to 3.9 in England.

The University of York’s Professor Kate Pickett, co-director of Health Equity North, said their analysis of the data highlighted alarming inequalities and called for action to tackle the causes.

A spokesperson for the local Integrated Care Board (ICB) said they would continue to advocate for measures to alleviate poverty which contributes to mortality rates.

It comes as the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures showed deaths before a child’s first birthday have risen yearly across England since 2020.

It follows a downward trend from 2000 when the national rate stood at 5.6 per 1,000 births to 3.6 in 2014.

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