Table 5

Subdomain measures identified as stongest associations with childhood death

IMD subdecileCategory of death
All deathsAcute medical and surgicalCongenital anomaliesChronic medicalDeliberately inflicted injuryInfectionMalignancyPerinatalSudicSuicide or deliberate self-harmTrauma
Income
Employment1.04
(1.01–1.07)
1.04
(1.01–1.07)
1.12
(1.02–1.23)
Child education1.11
(1.05–1.18)
Adult education1.03
(1.00–1.05)
1.12
(1.08–1.16)
Health1.07
(1.01–1.14)
1.13
(1.05–1.21)
Crime0.97
(0.95–0.99)
0.95
(0.91–0.99)
0.90
(0.82–0.99)
Geographic Barriers
Wider barriers1.06
(1.03–1.08)
1.07
(1.02–1.12)
1.06
(1.02–1.11)
Outdoor living environment1.04
(1.01–1.07)
Indoor living environment1.03
(1.01–1.05)
1.05
(1.01–1.09)
  • Red boxes show measures where increase in deprivation measures are associated with high risks of death. Green boxes show measures where increase in deprivation measures are associated with lower risks of death.

  • *Adjusted for age, sex, region and rural/urban area.13

  • IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation.