Statistics on Women's Smoking Status at Time of Delivery: England Quarter 3, 2023-24

Official statistics

Publication Date:: 28 Mar 2024
Geographic Coverage:: England
Geographical Granularity:: Sub-Integrated Care Boards, Integrated Care Boards, Regions
Date Range:: 01 Oct 2023 to 31 Dec 2023

Data quality

In quarter 3 of 2023-2024 the number of maternities with an unknown smoking status was 1.8%. This is an decrease from 2.4% in quarter 2 of 2023-2024.

The following 11 Sub-ICBs recorded 5% or more of their maternities with an unknown smoking status

NHS Humber and North Yorkshire ICB - 03F (24.5%)
NHS Sussex ICB - 97R (17.4%)
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 00X (9.1%)
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 01E (9.0%)
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 02E (8.9%)
NHS Devon ICB - 15N (7.2%)
NHS West Yorkshire ICB - 36J (7.2%)
NHS Dorset ICB - 11J (6.8%)
NHS Frimley ICB - D4U1Y (6.7%)
NHS Gloucestershire ICB - 11M (5.9%)
NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 01H (5.0%).

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