Table 2.
Demographic Information of the Better Start Bradford area compared to Bradford and England
| Better Start Bradford | Bradford district | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population (all ages) [34] | 65102 | 528155 | 54316618 |
| Births per year (rate per 1000 population) [35] | 1335 (20) | 8100 (15) | 661501 (12) |
| Children 0-3 years (% of the population) [34] | 5467 (8.4 %) | 32711 (6.2 %) | 2748017 (5.1 %) |
| Ethnicity [36] | |||
| White British | 24.8 % | 63.9 % | 79.8 % |
| Asian/Asian British: Pakistani | 48.6 % | 20.4 % | 2.1 % |
| Asian/Asian British: Bangladeshi | 5.2 % | 1.9 % | 0.8 % |
| Asian/Asian British: Indian | 3.8 % | 2.6 % | 2.6 % |
| White: Other White | 3.7 % | 3.0 % | 4.6 % |
| Black | 3.2 % | 1.8 % | 3.4 % |
| Other ethnicities | 10.7 % | 6.4 % | 6.7 % |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births) [37] | a 9.4 | 7.0 | 3.6 |
| Decayed, missing, filled teeth (Mean d3mft) age 5 [38] | b 3.6 | 1.98 | 0.94 |
| Obesity [39, 40] | |||
| Reception (age 4–5) | 11.0 % | 8.6 % | 9.1 % |
| Year 6 (age 10–11) | 25.7 % | 21.5 % | 19.1 % |
aSource: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/infant_mortality_rates_in_bradfo; Provided by a Bradford City Council Public Health Information Analyst in response to Freedom of Information request; data from Better Start Wards are combined to provide IMR per 1000 live births from 2004 to 2012
bWard level data provided by Bradford City Council Public Health