UK is raising one of the unhealthiest generations of children in decades

  • Post author:
  • Post last modified:17 July 2026

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has updated its landmark State of Child Health report, which looks at the health of children across 12 indicators. Nearly a decade after its first publication, this latest analysis has found that children’s health in the UK across all areas is either in decline or has stalled completely. Ranging from infant mortality and mental health to obesity, immunisation, and asthma, the report concludes that widening inequalities, gaps in data and chronic underinvestment are putting the health of a generation at risk. The report found in England: Only 84% of children receive two…

Continue ReadingUK is raising one of the unhealthiest generations of children in decades