Researchers from Bristol’s NCMD, which gathers information on all children who die in England below the age of 18 years, aimed to identify and quantify any association between child mortality and child poverty, and learn lessons that could help save children’s lives in future.

The University of Bristol National Child Mortality Database (NCMD)-led analysis identified a clear association between the risk of death and level of deprivation for children in England, for all categories of death except cancer.

The report has been covered by the Guardian and Independent.