Publications

Our publications section carries all NCMD reports, briefings and data releases. Here you’ll find in-depth analysis of overall child mortality in England, deep dives into specific causes of death with recommendations for improvement in the future, and complete data releases that give you a chance to explore the unique data we hold for yourself.

Child death review data release 2024

The data in this report summarise information about child deaths in England up to 31 March 2024

Child death review data release 2023

Child Death Review Data Release: Year ending 31 March 2023 Please note this is no longer our most recent data release. You can find a list of all our data releases in our Publications section.Contents 1. Introduction 2. Child death notifications Infant deaths Neonatal...

Child death review data release 2022

Please note this is no longer our most recent data release. You can find a list of all our data releases in our Publications section. The National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) was notified of 3,470 child deaths in England between April 2021 and March 2022, 396 more...

Child death review data release 2021

Please note this is no longer our most recent data release. You can find a list of all our data releases in our Publications section. The National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) was notified of 3,068 child deaths in England between April 2020 and March 2021. In the...

NCMD second annual report

Our second annual report – based on data from April 2019 to March 2020 – is available online.

CDR data 2019/20 report

Report released on child death review data in England between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2020 (replaces the LSCB1 statistical return).