Inequalities in children's health in the UK

Health outcomes for children in the United Kingdom vary depending on socioeconomic risk factors. This article explores the evidence for this association including data on child mortality, developmental progress, educational outcomes and obesity. Fair Society, Healthy Lives was a 2010 report chaired by Professor Marmot and this article describes the framework proposed in the Marmot report to understand how health inequalities occur and what policy objectives could reduce the gap between outcomes for the wealthy and the poor in British society.