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Children achieving a good level of development at age 2

Persons, 2-2.5 years

Time period East Midlands Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2017/18 85.1 84.5 85.6 83.3
2018/19 86.7 86.2 87.1 84.1
2019/20 78.8 78.4 79.2 83.3
2020/21 79.9 79.5 80.4 82.9
2021/22 77.5 77.1 77.9 81.1
2022/23 77.4 77.0 77.8 79.2
2023/24 78.6 78.2 79.0 80.4

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Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities using interim reporting of health visiting metrics

The line chart shows the percentage of children who were at least at the expected level in all Ages and Stages Questionnaire domains at 2 to 2½ years. The proportion in the East Midlands decreased from 85.1% in the financial year ending 2018 to 78.6% in the financial year ending 2024.


Teenage pregnancy

Female, <18 years

Time period East Midlands Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
1998 48.8 47.2 50.4 46.6
1999 43.5 42.1 45.1 44.8
2000 42.8 41.3 44.3 43.6
2001 40.2 38.8 41.7 42.5
2002 40.6 39.2 42.1 42.8
2003 41.5 40.1 43.0 42.1
2004 41.4 40.0 42.8 41.6
2005 40.9 39.5 42.3 41.4
2006 40.3 38.9 41.7 40.6
2007 40.6 39.3 42.0 41.4
2008 39.4 38.1 40.8 39.7
2009 36.8 35.5 38.1 37.1
2010 33.4 32.2 34.7 34.2
2011 31.3 30.1 32.6 30.7
2012 28.3 27.1 29.5 27.8
2013 24.6 23.5 25.7 24.4
2014 21.7 20.7 22.7 22.9
2015 20.2 19.2 21.2 20.9
2016 19.4 18.5 20.4 19.0
2017 17.4 16.5 18.4 17.8
2018 16.6 15.7 17.6 16.6
2019 15.2 14.4 16.1 15.5
2020 12.4 11.6 13.2 12.8
2021 13.2 12.4 14.0 13.1

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Source: OHID, based on Office for National Statistics data

The line chart shows the rate of conceptions in females aged under 18. The crude rate in the East Midlands decreased from 48.8 per 1,000 in 1998 to 13.2 per 1,000 in 2021.


Low birth weight of term babies

Persons, >=37 weeks gestational age at birth

Time period East Midlands Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2006 3.1 2.9 3.2 3.0
2007 2.8 2.7 3.0 2.9
2008 2.8 2.7 3.0 2.9
2009 2.9 2.8 3.0 2.9
2010 3.1 3.0 3.3 2.9
2011 2.9 2.7 3.0 2.8
2012 2.8 2.7 3.0 2.8
2013 2.8 2.7 3.0 2.8
2014 2.7 2.6 2.9 2.9
2015 2.6 2.5 2.8 2.8
2016 2.8 2.6 2.9 2.8
2017 2.8 2.6 2.9 2.8
2018 2.7 2.6 2.9 2.9
2019 2.8 2.6 2.9 2.9
2020 2.6 2.5 2.8 2.9
2021 2.7 2.5 2.8 2.8
2022 2.6 2.5 2.8 2.9

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Source: Office for National Statistics

The line chart shows the percentage of full term babies who had a birth weight under 2500 grams. The proportion in the East Midlands decreased from 3.1% in 2006 to 2.6% in 2022.


Babies whose first feed is breastmilk

Persons, newborn

Time period East Midlands Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2020/21 68.6 68.0 69.2 71.7
2021/22 69.1 68.6 69.5 72.2
2022/23 67.9 67.5 68.4 71.8
2023/24 68.3 67.8 68.8 71.9

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Source: Maternity Services Dataset (MSDS v2.0)

The line chart shows the percentage of babies whose first feed is breastmilk. The proportion in the East Midlands changed from 68.6% in the financial year ending 2021 to 68.3% in the financial year ending 2024.


Infant mortality

Persons, <1 yr

Time period East Midlands Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 - 03 5.5 5.1 5.9 5.4
2002 - 04 5.5 5.2 6.0 5.2
2003 - 05 5.2 4.9 5.6 5.1
2004 - 06 5.1 4.7 5.5 5.0
2005 - 07 5.1 4.8 5.5 4.9
2006 - 08 5.2 4.8 5.6 4.8
2007 - 09 5.1 4.7 5.4 4.7
2008 - 10 4.7 4.4 5.0 4.6
2009 - 11 4.5 4.2 4.8 4.4
2010 - 12 4.3 4.0 4.6 4.3
2011 - 13 4.2 3.9 4.6 4.1
2012 - 14 4.3 3.9 4.6 4.0
2013 - 15 4.3 3.9 4.6 3.9
2014 - 16 4.3 4.0 4.6 3.9
2015 - 17 4.2 3.9 4.6 3.9
2016 - 18 4.0 3.7 4.4 3.9
2017 - 19 4.1 3.8 4.5 3.9
2018 - 20 4.2 3.8 4.5 3.9
2019 - 21 4.3 3.9 4.6 3.9
2020 - 22 4.3 4.0 4.7 3.9

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Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (based on Office for National Statistics source data)

The line chart shows the rate of infant deaths aged under 1 year per 1,000 live births. The crude rate in the East Midlands decreased from 5.5 per 1,000 in 2001 to 2003 to 4.3 per 1,000 in 2020 to 2022.


Dental decay at age 5

Persons, 5 years

Time period East Midlands Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2007/08 30.8 29.9 31.7 30.9
2008/09 NA NA NA NA
2009/10 NA NA NA NA
2010/11 NA NA NA NA
2011/12 29.8 28.8 30.7 27.9
2012/13 NA NA NA NA
2013/14 NA NA NA NA
2014/15 27.5 26.6 28.5 24.7
2015/16 NA NA NA NA
2016/17 25.1 24.3 25.9 23.3
2017/18 NA NA NA NA
2018/19 24.7 23.9 25.6 23.4
2019/20 NA NA NA NA
2020/21 NA NA NA NA
2021/22 22.3 21.6 23.1 23.7

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Source: Dental Public Health Epidemiology Programme for England: oral health survey of five year old children (Biennial publication - latest report 2022) (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/oral-health#surveys-and-intelligence:-children)

The line chart shows the percentage of 5 year olds with observed dental decay extending to the dentine layer. The proportion in the East Midlands decreased from 30.8% in the financial year ending 2008 to 22.3% in the financial year ending 2022.


Emergency hospital admissions for injuries in children, ages under 15

Persons, <15 years

Time period East Midlands Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2010/11 103.6 101.3 105.9 115.2
2011/12 99.9 97.7 102.2 118.3
2012/13 86.9 84.8 89.0 104.0
2013/14 98.0 95.9 100.2 112.5
2014/15 93.0 90.9 95.2 110.1
2015/16 87.4 85.4 89.5 104.9
2016/17 83.1 81.1 85.1 102.4
2017/18 79.1 77.2 81.0 97.8
2018/19 80.8 78.9 82.8 98.1
2019/20 76.4 74.5 78.3 93.6
2020/21 57.8 56.2 59.4 78.2
2021/22 63.8 62.1 65.5 84.3
2022/23 59.2 57.5 60.8 75.3

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Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities using NHS England Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) and Office for National Statistics (ONS) mid year population estimates

The line chart shows the rate of emergency hospital admissions for injuries in children aged under 15 years. The crude rate in the East Midlands decreased from 103.6 per 10,000 in the financial year ending 2011 to 59.2 per 10,000 in the financial year ending 2023.