About Child Poverty
Child poverty refers to the state of children living in poverty and applies to children from poor families or orphans being raised with limited or, in some cases absent, state resources. Children that fail to meet the minimum acceptable standard of the nation where that child lives are said to be poor.
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Child death rates on the rise in England
By Smitha MundasadHealth reporter
There were 3,743 deaths in children in the year ending March 2023 - up from 3,452 the previous year, estimates for England suggest.
shows deaths were highest for children of black or black British ethnicity, and those living in the poorest areas.
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) said the statistics were " devastating".
It said rising Child Poverty was a major concern.
The figures suggest the steepest rise in deaths was for children under five. Researchers are doing more work to understand the factors behind this.
The RCPCH president, Dr Camilla Kingdon, said: " Figures such as these in a nation as rich as ours are unforgivable.
" Reducing Child Poverty must finally become a national priority. . This has to be a wake-up call for us all and I urge our political leaders to action. "
The National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) includes data from reviews of all children who die at any time after birth and before their 18th birthday. The database started in 2019.
For 2023, it estimates:
While death rates continued to rise for children of black and black British ethnicities, the death rate for children of white ethnicity was similar to the previous year.
For infants (under One Year of age) The Report shows:
The data suggests while infant death rates for those of black and Asian ethnicity increased In Comparison to the previous year, the death rates for infants of white ethnicity stayed fairly steady.
The Director of the NCMD and professor of neonatal medicine at the University of Bristol, Prof Karen Luyt, said infant mortality was a standard by which countries judge The State of their healthcare, and in most high-income countries the figures were improving - unlike England.
She Said there were many different factors behind England's figures, but increasing deprivation since the pandemic was one of the main reasons.
Prof Luyt added: " Most infant deaths are due to prematurity and we known people who live in social deprivation are at higher risks of premature births.
" There is also evidence that women from Ethnic Minorities do not always feel as welcome in the health service, and capacity and resources in healthcare services are also constrained. "
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