International comparisons of health and wellbeing in early ...

In association withResearch report March 2018 International comparisons of health and wellbeing in early childhoodRonny CheungiiInternational comparisons of health and wellbeing in early childhood134567892 About the reportThis report presents data on health and wellbeing for early childhood in the UK and 14 comparable countries, recognising the particular influence that a child s development in this period can have on his or her future health and quality of life. We consider the benefits and challenges of comparing child health indicators between countries, to inform local and national policy and practice that improves the health of children and families in this country. The findings show that while the UK is doing well in many areas relating to the health of young children, on certain indicators the UK lags far behind similarly developed countries. In others, where once we led the field, our rate of improvement has slowed to the extent that we have among the worst outcomes in comparable technical annex containing data tables to support the information found in this main report is available at thank Helen Smith for vital input into indicator selection, data access and analysis; and Hilary Osborne for invaluable assistance with early out more online at: comparisons of health and wellbeing in early childhoodContentsExecutive summary 2 Forewor

in general. However, rates have declined more slowly than in other comparable countries and, in 2015, over 3,500 children died before their fifth birthday. • Improvements in infant and neonatal mortality rates have stalled since 2013. • In England and Wales, the most common cause of death in the 1 to 4-year-old age group is cancer.

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