Table 2 Demographic Information of the Better Start Bradford area compared to Bradford and 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 %)

 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

 Reception (age 4–5)

11.0 %

8.6 %

9.1 %

 Year 6 (age 10–11)

25.7 %

21.5 %

19.1 %