DescriptionHealth outcomes, healthcare access, and health inequalities for Black British communities. Sourced from MBRRACE-UK, NHS Digital, and ONS health publications.

Health — UK Black Demographics | BlackBritish.org.uk

MBRRACE-UK Saving Lives, Improving Mothers' Care 2023

The 3.7× disparity in maternal mortality has been documented in every MBRRACE-UK annual report since 2018. The gap has not narrowed significantly despite NHS improvement programmes.

MBRRACE-UK identifies late booking, implicit bias in clinical settings, and higher rates of pre-existing conditions as contributing factors — alongside structural inequalities in access to care.

NHS Digital Mental Health Act Statistics 2022/23

Mental Health — full data page

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Data Topic · Health

Health

Health outcomes, healthcare access, and health inequalities for Black British communities in England and Wales. Primary sources: MBRRACE-UK, NHS Digital, and ONS health publications.

Maternal mortality figures are from MBRRACE-UK 2023. Mental Health Act detention rates are from NHS Digital 2022/23. Chronic condition data is under verification.

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Black women more likely to die in childbirth

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Black maternal deaths per 100,000 maternities

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Black detention rate under Mental Health Act

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Black people more likely to be sectioned

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Black women in the UK are 3.7 times more likely to die during or shortly after pregnancy than white women. This disparity has been documented in every MBRRACE-UK annual report since 2018 and represents one of the most significant racial health inequalities in the UK.

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Mental Health Act Detentions

Black or Black British people are detained under the Mental Health Act at 4.2 times the rate of white people. This disparity is one of the most consistently documented racial inequalities in NHS data.

Black detention rate under Mental Health Act vs white rate

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chronic

Data on chronic conditions including hypertension, Type 2 diabetes, and sickle cell disease in Black British communities is being verified against NHS Digital and ONS health statistics.

Chronic condition prevalence

Our verification process follows the standards outlined on our

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