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Table 1 Number and incidence (per 1000 live births) of infants admitted by year of birth and age group in England 2008/09–2013/14

From: Hospitalisation after birth of infants: cross sectional analysis of potentially avoidable admissions across England using hospital episode statistics

YEAR

Total No. admissions

No. Live births

Rate* (95% CI)

Age specific rates of admissions per 1000 population (95% CI)

0–6 days

7–28 days

1–3 months

3–6 months

6–9 months

9–12 months

2008/09

223,735

667,932

334·97 (333·83–336·10)

26·39 (26·01–26·78)

47·96 (47·44–48·47)

77·38 (76·74–78·02)

65·56 (64·97–66·15)

58·43 (57·86–58·99)

59·25 (58·69–59·82)

2009/10

225,130

674,949

333·55 (332·43–334·68)

27·96 (27·56–28·35)

46·81 (46·30–47·31)

77·11 (76·47–77·74)

65·04 (64·45–65·63)

58·20 (57·65–58·76)

58·44 (57·88–59·00)

2010/11

235,288

682,892

344·55 (343·42–345·67)

30·07 (29·66–30·47)

48·82 (48·31–49·33)

80·69 (80·05–81·34)

67·49 (66·89–68·08)

58·27 (57·72–58·83)

59·20 (58·64–59·76)

2011/12

228,534

689,582

331·41 (330·30–332·52)

28·95 (28·55–29·34)

48·03 (47·52–48·53)

78·20 (77·56–78·83)

63·81 (63·24–64·39)

55·78 (55·24–56·32)

56·64 (56·09–57·18)

2012/13

240,090

685,174

350·41 (349·28–351·54)

31·14 (30·73–31·55)

50·66 (50·14–51·18)

82·94 (82·29–83·59)

67·46 (66·86–68·05)

57·91 (57·36–58·47)

60·59 (60·03–61·16)

2013/14

234,900

662,521

354·55 (353·59–355·89)

33·31 (32·88–33·74)

51·49 (50·96–52·02)

84·40 (83·73–85·07)

68·77 (68·16–69·38)

58·19 (57·63–58·76)

58·39 (57·82–58·93)

Cochran Armitage test for trend

775·7362 (P < 0·0001)

611·4452 (P < 0·0001)

166·0960 (P < 0·0001)

959·3922 (P < 0·0001)

58·8150 (P < 0·0001)

3·7260 (P = 0·0536)

0·0190 (P = 0·8904)

  1. *per 1000 live births