Below is the regional breakdown for 2019:
North East
Number – 8
Rate – 0.31
North West
Number – 19
Rate – 0.24
Yorkshire and the Humber
Number – 29
Rate – 0.50
East Midlands
Number – 9
Rate – 0.18
West Midlands
Number – 24
Rate – 0.36
East England
Number – 20
Rate – 0.30
London
Number – 23
Rate – 0.20
South East
Number – 27
Rate – 0.29
South West
Number – 6
Rate – 0.11
Wales
Number – 5
Rate – 0.17
Scotland
Number – 23
Rate – 0.46
Northern Ireland
Number – 3
Rate – 0.13
*England and Wales data includes International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes R95 (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) and R99 (Ill Defined/Unknown), Scotland and Northern Ireland data includes ICD code R95 only.*