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There has been no improvement in SUDI rates since 2012

Posted 13 hours ago by Ahmad Mahmoodjanlou Less than a minute to read

We have updated the report on sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) using the latest available 2021 data. Key findings included: 

  • 51 babies died from SUDI in 2021, up from 40 deaths the previous year. There has been no improvement in SUDI rates since 2012.  
  • In 2017–21, Māori babies had five times, and Pacific babies four times, the rate of SUDI as European/Other babies.  
  • Babies of younger mothers (younger than 25 years) had higher SUDI rates than babies born to mothers in older age groups.
  • Babies living in the most socioeconomically deprived areas (NZdep 2013 quintile 5) had a SUDI rate eight times higher than those in the least deprived areas (quintile 1).

You can access the full report here: SUDI-surveillance-report-2021data-final-version.pdf