Children From Deprived Areas Face Worse Outcomes in Intensive Care

Very sick poor and ethnic minority kids ‘more likely to die'

'These findings are deeply concerning'

Children from deprived areas face worse outcomes in intensive care

Children from ethnic minority backgrounds and those living in areas with higher levels of child poverty were more likely to die in intensive care than White children and those from the least deprived areas.

Ethnic minority and poorer children more likely to die in intensive care, research finds

Children from ethnic minority backgrounds and those living in areas with higher levels of child poverty were more likely to die in intensive care than white children and those from the least deprived areas.

Ethnic minority and poorer children more likely to die in intensive care

10.07.2025 - Children from ethnic minority backgrounds and those in more impoverished areas have a higher likelihood of dying in intensive care.