The estimates, published by the Child Bereavement Network – part of the National Children’s Bureau - are based on local authority age banded mortality statistics for 2014 from the Office for National Statistics and 2011 census data on the proportion of adults living with dependent children, as well as the average number of children by family size.
The aim of the data, which has been released to mark the start of the first ever UK Children’s Grief Awareness Week (19-25 November), is to help services supporting bereaved children to understand their local community better and prioritise filling gaps in provision so more children and their families get the help they need.
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