Table 5G

All births in England linked to delivery HES records by time of delivery, 2005–2014.

Hour of birth	Number of ONS birth records	Linked to HES delivery record	Never linked to HES delivery record	linkage rate
0.00–2.59	816 647	791 373	25 274	96.91
3.00–5.59	801 801	776 911	24 890	96.90
6.00–8.59	711 622	687 834	23 788	96.66
9.00–11.59	1094 422	1061 279	33 143	96.97
12.00–14.59	869 441	840 948	28 493	96.72
15.00–17.59	795 151	769 329	25 822	96.75
18.00–20.59	743 832	719 896	23 936	96.78
21.00–23.59	782 848	758 454	24 394	96.88
Not stated	61 148	58 758	2390	96.09
Total	6676 912	6464 782	212 130	96.82