Home Birth Rates For The Southwestern 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%

Bristol

5660

4%

3.6%

2.9%

3.6%

3.6%

3.5%

3.3%

3.6%

4%

Bristol, City of

5660

4.0%

3.6%

2.9%

3.6%

3.6%

3.5%

3.3%

3.6%

4.0%

Cornwall

5126

6.7%

5.5%

4.1%

4.5%

4%

3.4%

4%

3.8%

4%

Caradon

783

8.8%

7.5%

5.5%

7.6%

4.5%

4.8%

6.2%

4.4%

5.6%

Carrick

837

6.1%

4.0%

3.9%

2.9%

1.8%

1.8%

2.4%

2.1%

1.8%

Isles of Scilly

20

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Kerrier

1060

5.8%

4.4%

2.6%

3.7%

4.3%

3.1%

2.0%

2.9%

2.6%

North Cornwall

800

8.0%

7.3%

5.1%

5.2%

5.3%

3.8%

4.7%

4.0%

4.0%

Penwith

567

10.2%

9.6%

7.3%

7.0%

7.8%

6.9%

8.8%

8.7%

9.1%

Restormel

1059

3.6%

2.7%

2.5%

2.6%

1.9%

1.9%

2.3%

2.8%

2.9%

Devon

11001

5.5%

6%

5.4%

5.8%

5.7%

5.6%

5.5%

5.6%

5.5%

East Devon

977

2.4%

2.5%

3.6%

2.8%

3.7%

3.7%

4.1%

3.7%

3.6%

Exeter

1182

4.7%

4.3%

5.4%

4.9%

5.4%

5.9%

6.3%

7.2%

6.7%

Mid Devon

795

4.3%

3.9%

5.0%

5.5%

5.0%

4.5%

7.3%

4.3%

5.9%

North Devon

923

3.8%

6.6%

4.0%

6.7%

6.2%

4.3%

4.3%

4.2%

2.7%

Plymouth

2988

2.5%

3.1%

2.5%

2.9%

2.3%

3.1%

3.2%

3.0%

3.7%

South Hams

715

9.7%

8.8%

7.1%

8.0%

7.9%

9.9%

6.3%

8.7%

8.9%

Teignbridge

1145

10.4%

11.7%

9.0%

10.4%

11.4%

8.6%

8.2%

9.0%

7.3%

Torbay

1281

8.2%

9.2%

8.6%

7.9%

7.6%

8.3%

8.1%

8.1%

7.4%

Torridge

560

9.1%

8.2%

8.1%

10.2%

7.9%

5.9%

4.4%

2.3%

4.3%

West Devon

435

9.2%

8.6%

7.3%

5.3%

6.2%

5.7%

7.2%

9.8%

9.2%

Gloucestershire

9050

2.9%

2.8%

2.6%

2.2%

2.5%

3.1%

2.7%

2.6%

2.6%

Cheltenham

1219

1.2%

1.6%

1.0%

1.8%

2.0%

2.2%

1.7%

1.6%

1.6%

Cotswold

706

3.1%

4.0%

2.4%

3.3%

4.2%

2.7%

2.2%

2.3%

2.5%

Forest of Dean

789

5.6%

3.5%

4.3%

2.6%

2.2%

5.4%

3.3%

4.0%

5.1%

Gloucester

1460

1.8%

1.3%

1.5%

1.2%

1.3%

1.1%

1.8%

1.4%

2.0%

South Gloucestershire

2915

2.5%

2.6%

3.1%

2.6%

2.9%

3.8%

3.6%

3.0%

3.1%

Stroud

1135

4.8%

3.9%

3.3%

2.4%

2.4%

3.1%

2.1%

2.2%

2.0%

Tewkesbury

826

3.1%

4.4%

2.3%

1.8%

3.0%

3.6%

2.8%

3.6%

1.6%

Somerset

9080

4.3%

4%

4.2%

3.7%

3.9%

3.6%

4.1%

4.1%

4.7%

Bath and North East Somerset

1754

6.2%

6.2%

6.2%

6.1%

5.6%

5.2%

6.3%

6.2%

7.5%

Mendip

1059

4.2%

3.6%

3.6%

4.0%

4.0%

5.1%

3.9%

5.2%

6.5%

North Somerset

2087

2.7%

2.8%

2.4%

1.9%

2.6%

1.4%

2.8%

2.2%

2.6%

Sedgemoor

1123

3.7%

3.9%

3.2%

2.9%

3.4%

2.9%

3.5%

3.8%

3.7%

South Somerset

1580

4.4%

3.9%

4.5%

3.8%

3.2%

3.6%

3.8%

3.5%

4.6%

Taunton Deane

1189

2.8%

2.2%

3.3%

2.4%

2.6%

3.4%

3.2%

3.4%

3.6%

West Somerset

288

14.2%

11.2%

13.9%

7.9%

17.1%

6.3%

7.2%

7.8%

3.9%

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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.