Home Birth Rates For The Northern Region

Local Authority

All Birth (2006)

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

UK

741952

2.55%

2.41%

2.14%

2.06%

2.00%

1.90%

1.98%

 

 

England

629364

2.69%

2.53%

2.25%

2.18%

2.15%

2.07%

2.13%

2.15%

2.2%

County Durham

8890

1.3%

1.1%

1.2%

1%

1.2%

1.1%

0.9%

0.8%

0.8%

Chester-le-Street

597

1.0%

*

1.7%

*

*

*

*

*

*

Derwentside

969

1.2%

0.9%

1.6%

0.8%

1.6%

1.7%

1.2%

1.0%

1.3%

Durham

767

2.5%

1.5%

1.5%

1.9%

1.9%

0.8%

2.2%

1.2%

0.6%

Easington

1089

0.8%

0.8%

0.9%

0.8%

1.2%

1.4%

0.9%

0.6%

1.0%

Hartlepool

1182

1.0%

0.9%

0.8%

0.9%

0.5%

1.2%

0.4%

0.7%

0.5%

Sedgefield

1024

1.2%

0.8%

0.9%

0.6%

0.6%

0.7%

0.6%

0.6%

0.6%

Stockton-on-Tees

2356

1.8%

1.5%

1.3%

1.1%

1.3%

0.7%

0.9%

0.7%

1.1%

Teesdale

184

*

4.8%

*

3.2%

3.3%

2.8%

*

*

*

Wear Valley

722

1.0%

*

1.9%

0.9%

1.4%

2.0%

1.4%

2.0%

1.6%

Cumbria

4860

2.1%

1.9%

1.6%

1.7%

1.7%

1.8%

1.6%

1.6%

1.6%

Allerdale

880

2.8%

2.6%

2.8%

3.5%

3.2%

2.6%

3.1%

3.6%

2.5%

Barrow-in-Furness

791

2.0%

1.6%

1.0%

1.0%

1.2%

1.0%

0.9%

0.5%

0.6%

Carlisle

1146

2.2%

1.3%

1.2%

1.2%

1.8%

2.1%

1.5%

1.7%

1.9%

Copeland

766

1.0%

*

*

0.9%

1.8%

1.8%

1.0%

0.8%

1.1%

Eden

470

2.6%

4.4%

4.3%

2.3%

*

2.4%

2.3%

1.8%

2.5%

South Lakeland

807

2.1%

2.3%

1.4%

1.5%

1.1%

1.0%

1.1%

0.9%

1.1%

Northumberland

2973

0.91%

0.87%

0.93%

0.45%

0.88%

0.73%

0.43%

0.53%

0.79%

Alnwick

300

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Berwick-upon-Tweed

190

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Blyth Valley

928

*

0.8%

0.9%

*

*

*

0.7%

0.7%

0.7%

Castle Morpeth

390

*

*

*

*

*

1.3%

*

*

*

Tynedale

504

1.8%

1.8%

2.5%

1.1%

3.4%

2.1%

*

0.9%

1.6%

Wansbeck

661

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

0.7%

Teesside

1271

1.9%

2.2%

2.9%

1.7%

1.7%

2.5%

1.8%

1.4%

3%

Darlington

1271

1.9%

2.2%

2.9%

1.7%

1.7%

2.5%

1.8%

1.4%

3.0%

Tyne and Wear

12387

1.5%

1.3%

1.1%

1.2%

1.1%

1.2%

1%

1.1%

1.2%

Gateshead

2210

1.2%

1.3%

1.1%

1.2%

0.7%

1.1%

1.3%

1.2%

1.3%

Newcastle upon Tyne

3196

1.9%

1.5%

1.3%

1.3%

1.4%

1.4%

0.9%

1.1%

1.3%

North Tyneside

2225

1.6%

1.2%

1.2%

1.4%

1.5%

1.5%

1.0%

1.6%

1.8%

South Tyneside

1547

1.7%

1.3%

1.1%

1.7%

1.1%

1.4%

1.1%

1.0%

0.6%

Sunderland

3209

1.2%

1.3%

0.9%

0.8%

0.8%

0.8%

0.9%

0.9%

0.8%

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* Percentages that have been replaced by an asterisk imply that there were 4 or less home maternities in that area during the year.
Local Authorities have been grouped according to the Health Region they predominantly lie in.