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Infant mortality falls by 16% in some of England's most deprived areas, new national data show

Infant mortality in some of England's most disadvantaged areas fell by 16% from April 2025 to March 2026 compared with the previous year, according to the latest national data published by the National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) at…

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Infant mortality in some of England's most disadvantaged areas fell by 16% from April 2025 to March 2026 compared with the previous year, according to the latest national data published by the National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) at the University of Bristol. The findings are published in the NCMD's annual Child Death Review Data Release for the year ending March 31, 2026.

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