Infection related deaths of children and young people in England (14 December 2023)

Summary

The National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) has published its latest Thematic Report. Based on data from April 2019 to March 2022, this report includes child deaths where infection may have contributed to the death and those where infection provided a complete and sufficient explanation of death. The Thematic Report covers:

• variations in incidence of child deaths with infection
• infection related deaths
• characteristics of children who died where infection may have contributed or caused the death and where infection provided a complete and sufficient explanation of death
• details of the infections and their clinical presentations.

It also includes learning from Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP) completed child death reviews where death was categorised as infection, as well as next steps.