Table 2

Modelled relative and absolute changes (95% CI) under three child poverty reduction scenarios between 2024 and 2033, relative to a baseline scenario of increasing child poverty

RegionRelative change
Risk ratio (RR), with 95% CI
Absolute change
Risk difference (RD) per 100 000 exposed, with 95% CI
LowMediumHighLowMediumHigh
Infant mortality
 National level0.991
(0.987 to 0.997)
0.988
(0.981 to 0.995)
0.984
(0.975 to 0.994)
−2.747
(−4.320 to −1.105)
−3.971
(−6.245 to –1.597)
−5.195
(−8.169 to –2.090)
 East Midlands0.993
(0.988 to 0.997)
0.989
(0.983 to 0.996)
0.986
(0.978 to 0.994)
−2.589
(−4.072 to −1.042)
−3.743
(−5.886 to –1.506)
−4.897
(−7.700 to –1.970)
 East of England0.992
(0.988 to 0.997)
0.989
(0.982 to 0.995)
0.985
(0.977 to 0.994)
−2.145
(−3.373 to −0.863)
−3.100
(−4.875 to –1.247)
−4.056
(−6.378 to –1.632)
 London0.992
(0.987 to 0.997)
0.988
(0.981 to 0.995)
0.984
(0.976 to 0.994)
−2.607
(−4.099 to −1.049)
−3.768
(−5.925 to –1.516)
−4.929
(−7.751 to –1.983)
 North East0.984
(0.976 to 0.994)
0.977
(0.965 to 0.991)
0.970
(0.954 to 0.988)
−3.780
(−5.945 to −1.521)
−5.464
(−8.593 to –2.198)
−7.148
(-11.241,–2.875)
 North West0.990
(0.984 to 0.996)
0.986
(0.977 to 0.994)
0.981
(0.970 to 0.992)
−3.220
(−5.063 to −1.295)
−4.654
(−7.319 to –1.872)
−6.089
(−9.575 to –2.449)
 South East0.993
(0.990 to 0.997)
0.991
(0.985 to 0.996)
0.988
(0.981 to 0.995)
−1.903
(−2.993 to −0.766)
−2.751
(−4.326 to –1.107)
−3.599
(−5.660 to –1.448)
 South West0.992
(0.988 to 0.997)
0.989
(0.983 to 0.996)
0.985
(0.977 to 0.994)
−2.023
(−3.182 to −0.814)
−2.925
(−4.599 to –1.177)
−3.826
(−6.017 to –1.539)
 West Midlands0.992
(0.988 to 0.997)
0.989
(0.982 to 0.995)
0.985
(0.977 to 0.994)
−3.663
(−5.760 to −1.473)
−5.295
(−8.326 to –2.130)
−6.927
(-10.892,–2.786)
 Yorkshire and The Humber0.990
(0.984 to 0.996)
0.985
(0.976 to 0.994)
0.980
(0.969 to 0.992)
−3.540
(−5.566 to −1.424)
−5.116
(−8.046 to –2.058)
−6.693
(-10.525,–2.692)
Children looked after (ages <16)
 National level0.990
(0.983 to 0.996)
0.985
(0.976 to 0.994)
0.980
(0.969 to 0.992)
−2.380
(−3.849 to −1.007)
−3.441
(−5.564 to –1.456)
−4.502
(−7.279 to –1.905)
 East Midlands0.990
(0.983 to 0.996)
0.985
(0.976 to 0.994)
0.981
(0.969 to 0.992)
−2.240
(−3.622 to −0.948)
−3.238
(−5.236 to –1.370)
−4.236
(−6.850 to –1.793)
 East of England0.988
(0.981 to 0.995)
0.983
(0.972 to 0.993)
0.978
(0.964 to 0.991)
−1.875
(−3.032 to −0.793)
−2.710
(−4.382 to –1.147)
−3.545
(−5.733 to –1.500)
 London0.988
(0.980 to 0.995)
0.982
(0.971 to 0.993)
0.977
(0.963 to 0.990)
−2.255
(−3.646 to −0.954)
−3.260
(−5.271 to –1.379)
−4.264
(−6.895 to –1.805)
 North East0.993
(0.989 to 0.997)
0.990
(0.984 to 0.996)
0.987
(0.979 to 0.994)
−3.301
(−5.338 to −1.397)
−4.772
(−7.716 to –2.019)
−6.242
(-10.094,–2.642)
 North West0.991
(0.985 to 0.996)
0.987
(0.979 to 0.994)
0.983
(0.972 to 0.993)
−2.783
(−4.500 to −1.178)
−4.023
(−6.504 to –1.702)
−5.262
(−8.509 to –2.227)
 South East0.991
(0.986 to 0.996)
0.987
(0.980 to 0.995)
0.984
(0.973 to 0.993)
−1.660
(−2.685 to −0.703)
−2.400
(−3.881 to –1.016)
−3.140
(−5.077 to –1.329)
 South West0.992
(0.986 to 0.996)
0.988
(0.980 to 0.995)
0.984
(0.974 to 0.993)
−1.775
(−2.870 to −0.751)
−2.566
(−4.149 to –1.086)
−3.356
(−5.427 to –1.420)
 West Midlands0.986
(0.978 to 0.994)
0.980
(0.968 to 0.991)
0.974
(0.958 to 0.989)
−3.166
(−5.120 to −1.340)
−4.577
(−7.401 to –1.937)
−5.987
(−9.681 to –2.534)
 Yorkshire and The Humber0.989
(0.982 to 0.995)
0.984
(0.974 to 0.993)
0.979
(0.966 to 0.991)
−3.091
(−4.999 to −1.308)
−4.469
(−7.226 to –1.891)
−5.846
(−9.453 to –2.474)
Diagnoses of nutritional anaemia (ages <16)
 National level0.978
(0.973 to 0.984)
0.968
(0.961 to 0.977)
0.959
(0.948 to 0.970)
−0.247
(−0.309 to −0.181)
−0.357
(−0.447 to –0.261)
−0.466
(−0.585 to –0.342)
 East Midlands0.961
(0.951 to 0.971)
0.943
(0.929 to 0.958)
0.926
(0.907 to 0.945)
−0.232
(−0.291 to −0.170)
−0.336
(−0.421 to –0.246)
−0.439
(−0.551 to –0.322)
 East of England0.974
(0.968 to 0.981)
0.963
(0.953 to 0.973)
0.951
(0.939 to 0.964)
−0.194
(−0.244 to −0.142)
−0.281
(−0.352 to –0.206)
−0.367
(−0.461 to –0.269)
 London0.979
(0.974 to 0.985)
0.970
(0.962 to 0.978)
0.961
(0.951 to 0.971)
−0.234
(−0.293 to −0.171)
−0.338
(−0.424 to –0.247)
−0.442
(−0.554 to –0.324)
 North East0.978
(0.972 to 0.984)
0.968
(0.959 to 0.976)
0.958
(0.947 to 0.969)
−0.342
(−0.429 to −0.251)
−0.494
(−0.620 to –0.362)
−0.647
(−0.811 to –0.474)
 North West0.984
(0.980 to 0.988)
0.977
(0.972 to 0.983)
0.970
(0.963 to 0.978)
−0.288
(−0.362 to −0.211)
−0.417
(−0.523 to –0.306)
−0.545
(−0.684 to –0.400)
 South East0.981
(0.976 to 0.986)
0.973
(0.966 to 0.980)
0.964
(0.955 to 0.974)
−0.172
(−0.216 to −0.126)
−0.249
(−0.312 to –0.182)
−0.325
(−0.408 to –0.238)
 South West0.978
(0.972 to 0.984)
0.968
(0.959 to 0.976)
0.958
(0.947 to 0.969)
−0.184
(−0.231 to −0.135)
−0.266
(−0.333 to –0.195)
−0.348
(−0.436 to –0.255)
 West Midlands0.974
(0.968 to 0.981)
0.963
(0.954 to 0.973)
0.952
(0.940 to 0.965)
−0.328
(−0.412 to −0.240)
−0.474
(−0.595 to –0.348)
−0.620
(−0.778 to –0.455)
 Yorkshire and The Humber0.975
(0.968 to 0.981)
0.963
(0.954 to 0.973)
0.952
(0.940 to 0.965)
−0.320
(−0.402 to −0.235)
−0.463
(−0.581 to –0.339)
−0.606
(−0.760 to –0.444)
Emergency admissions (ages <16)
 National level0.998
(0.996 to 1.000)
0.997
(0.994 to 1.000)
0.996
(0.992 to 0.999)
−17.584
(−32.921 to 2.166)
−25.418
(−47.587 to –3.131)
−33.252
(−62.253 to –4.096)
 East Midlands0.998
(0.995 to 1.000)
0.996
(0.993 to 1.000)
0.995
(0.991 to 0.999)
−16.554
(−30.992 to 2.039)
−23.929
(−44.800 to –2.948)
−31.304
(−58.607 to –3.856)
 East of England0.998
(0.996 to 1.000)
0.997
(0.994 to 1.000)
0.996
(0.993 to 1.000)
−13.837
(−25.905 to 1.705)
−20.002
(−37.446 to –2.464)
−26.166
(−48.987 to –3.223)
 London0.997
(0.994 to 1.000)
0.995
(0.991 to 0.999)
0.993
(0.988 to 0.999)
−16.650
(−31.172 to 2.051)
−24.068
(−45.060 to –2.965)
−31.486
(−58.947 to –3.879)
 North East0.998
(0.996 to 1.000)
0.997
(0.994 to 1.000)
0.996
(0.992 to 0.999)
−24.374
(−45.633 to 3.003)
−35.233
(−65.962 to –4.340)
−46.092
(−86.291 to –5.678)
 North West0.998
(0.996 to 1.000)
0.997
(0.995 to 1.000)
0.996
(0.993 to 1.000)
−20.556
(−38.485 to 2.532)
−29.714
(−55.631 to –3.661)
−38.872
(−72.776 to –4.789)
 South East0.998
(0.997 to 1.000)
0.997
(0.995 to 1.000)
0.997
(0.994 to 1.000)
−12.262
(−22.957 to 1.511)
−17.725
(−33.184 to –2.184)
−23.188
(−43.411 to –2.857)
 South West0.998
(0.997 to 1.000)
0.998
(0.996 to 1.000)
0.997
(0.994 to 1.000)
−13.103
(−24.530 to 1.614)
−18.940
(−35.459 to –2.333)
−24.777
(−46.387 to –3.052)
 West Midlands0.997
(0.995 to 1.000)
0.996
(0.992 to 0.999)
0.995
(0.990 to 0.999)
−23.390
(−43.790 to 2.881)
−33.810
(−63.299 to –4.165)
−44.231
(−82.807 to –5.449)
 Yorkshire and The Humber0.997
(0.994 to 1.000)
0.996
(0.992 to 0.999)
0.994
(0.989 to 0.999)
−22.828
(−42.738 to 2.812)
−32.998
(−61.778 to –4.065)
−43.168
(−80.818 to –5.318)
  • Total changes per population exposed are presented in online supplemental appendix 2 table 2A.