Publication, Part of Statistics on Women's Smoking Status at Time of Delivery: England
Statistics on Women's Smoking Status at Time of Delivery: England, Quarter 4, 2023/24
Official statistics
Summary
This report presents statistics on women’s smoking status at time of delivery, at Sub Integrated Care Board (Sub-ICB), Integrated Care Board (ICB), regional and national levels. This release includes data for quarter 4 of 2023-24 alongside finalised data for the 2023-24 financial year.
Please see DQ table 1 for details of coverage issues given by submitters for this collection.
Key Facts
Key facts are for annual or quarter 4, 2023-24.
7.4% of women were known to be smokers at time of delivery in 2023-24.
1.3 percentage point decrease from 2022-23 (8.8%), but above the current national ambition of 6% or less.
6.9% of women were known to be smokers at the time of delivery in quarter 4 of 2023-24.
0.5 percentage point decrease from quarter 3 of 2023-2024 (7.3%), but above the national ambition of 6% or less.
28 out of 106 submitting Sub-ICBs met the national ambition of 6% or less in quarter 4 of 2023-24..
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