NCMD | The National Child Mortality Database

The National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) is an NHS-funded programme delivered by the University of Bristol. We gather information on all children who die in England, so that we can improve and save children’s lives in the future.

Child death review data release 2021

This data release covers all child deaths notified and reviewed in England between 2020 and 2021

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Suicide in Children and Young People

This report draws on data from the National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) to identify the common characteristics of children and young people who die by suicide

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FREE webinars for CDR professionals

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Child Mortality and Social Deprivation

Finds a clear association between risk of child death and deprivation.

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NCMD for professionals

NCMD has a range of resources for Child Death Overview Panels (CDOPs) and other health and social care professionals working in Child Death Review (CDR)…

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CDR guidance

Guidance to support CDOPs and CDR professionals to deliver robust reviews.

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Events

We run free events for child death review professionals and other audiences.

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Safety notices

Safety notices for professionals to share with families.

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Publications

NCMD’s annual and thematic reports, newsletters, blog articles and more.

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COVID-19

The latest COVID-19 information for CDOPs, CDR professionals and others working in the sector…

Child death review data release 2021

This data release covers child deaths notified and reviewed between 2020 and 2021, and gives readers an opportunity to explore the data for themselves. The National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) was notified of 3,068 child deaths in England between April 2020 and...

Child suicide rates during the Covid-19 pandemic in England [Elsevier]

This paper, published in the Elsevier’s Journal of Affective Disorders, uses the National Child Mortality Database’s unique data to show that overall child deaths by suicide did not increase during the Covid-19 pandemic – though there is some evidence that they were...

Child deaths in England after Covid-19 infection during the first pandemic year [Nature]

This paper, published in Nature Medicine and based on National Child Mortality Database data, shows that in the first year of the pandemic, 25 children and young people in England died of Covid-19.In the first year of the pandemic, between March 2020 and February...

Covid deaths in children: What impact has the pandemic had on child mortality?

by Professor Karen Luyt Programme Lead for the National Child Mortality Database and Professor of Neonatal Medicine at the University of Bristol and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. Here at the National Child Mortality Database we’re often...

NCMD for families

“One of the things you want most when your child dies is learning so that another parent doesn’t go through the same devastating experience,” bereaved mother

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