Table 1

Segmented regression model results for trends in infant mortality at lower tier local authority level in 2014–2017 (per 100 000 live births per year)

Level of income deprivationAnnual change (deaths per 100 000) in infant mortality (2014–2017) relative to previous trend (2000–2013) (95% CI)P value for change in trend from previous period
Quintile 1 (most affluent)−4.19(−16.91 to 8.53)0.518
Quintile 215.65(−2.27 to 33.57)0.087
Quintile 33.89(−14.03 to 21.81)0.67
Quintile 420.5(2.58 to 38.42)0.025
Quintile 5 (most deprived)24.14(6.22 to 42.05)0.008
  • Estimates based on random-effects regression model using local authority panel data set of infant mortality from 2000 to 2017, n=5832 local authority years. See online supplementary web appendices 5–9 for full model output and checks.