Term (≥37 gestational weeks) infants in England with a diagnosis of brain injury, before and after exclusion of conditions leading to brain injury prior to birth
| Year | Term infants recorded in the NNRD | Term live births in England | Term infants with brain injury, before exclusions | Term infants with brain injury adjusted for incomplete NNRD coverage | Term infants with brain injury, after adjustment and exclusions | Rate of brain injuries per 1000 term live births, after exclusions (95% CI) |
| 2010 | 35 415 | 627 357 | 1830 | 1979 to 2218 | 1949 to 2186 | 3.11 to 3.48 |
| 2011 | 41 429 | 630 419 | 2126 | 2213 to 2285 | 2179 to 2249 | 3.46 to 3.57 |
| 2012 | 46 200 | 640 787 | 2109 | Not adjusted | 2074 | 3.24 (3.10 to 3.38) |
| 2013 | 47 935 | 612 816 | 2130 | Not adjusted | 2105 | 3.43 (3.29 to 3.58) |
| 2014 | 51 945 | 607 972 | 2215 | Not adjusted | 2189 | 3.60 (3.45 to 3.75) |
| 2015 | 55 045 | 609 076 | 2136 | Not adjusted | 2116 | 3.47 (3.33 to 3.62) |
Data for 2010 and 2011 are adjusted to account for the incomplete coverage of the NNRD during these years; from 2012 onwards, the NNRD has complete population coverage of neonatal admissions in England so no adjustment was necessary, and data are presented as a rate (95% CI).
NNRD, National Neonatal Research Database.