Rural England
Infant deaths
Key points
- The rate of infant deaths is somewhat lower in rural districts than in urban districts.
- See the UK indicator on infant deaths.
Graph 1: Compared to urban
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Rural/urban ratios (urban = 10)
On most poverty and social exclusion indicators, rural areas have 'better scores' than urban areas. The purpose of the table below is to differentiate between those subjects where rural areas are 'a bit better' and those where rural areas are 'a lot better'. It does so by presenting the rural statistics for the indicator as a proportion of the urban statistics. So, for example, a rural 'score' of 6 in the table below means that the rural statistic is around 60% of its urban equivalent.
| 'Very rural' districts | 8 |
|---|---|
| 'Mostly rural' districts | 8 |
| 'Part rural' districts | 8 |
Definitions and data sources
The graphs
For each type of local authority district, the graph shows the annual number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births. Infant deaths are deaths which occur at ages under one year.
Level of the data
Lower tier local authorities (districts), as classified by the DEFRA 2009 classification system. Both the DEFRA classification rules and their results by local authority can be found on the page on rural/urban classification systems.
Source
ONS vital statistics. To improve its statistical reliability, the data is the average for the latest three years.
The numbers
| 'Very rural' districts | 3.9 |
|---|---|
| 'Mostly rural' districts | 3.9 |
| 'Part rural' districts | 4.2 |
| Urban districts | 5.0 |