Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many babies were diagnosed with ankyloglossia in each year since 2009-10.
The table below provides counts of finished admission episodes where there was a primary or secondary diagnosis of ankyloglossia ("tongue-tie") for 2009-10 to 2015-16 broken down by patient age.
For clarity the table breaks down our response into the following age categories, under 1 – 28 days, 29 - 90 days, 91 - 181 days, 182 – 364 days and 1 – 4 years. The table excludes patients older than four years.
Ages | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 |
0-28 days (1 month approx) | 5,234 | 7,451 | 9,689 | 10,938 | 13,646 | 17,171 | 19,531 |
29-90 days (1-3 months approx) | 686 | 1,016 | 1,218 | 1,018 | 1,214 | 1,182 | 1,103 |
91-181 days (3-6 months approx) | 238 | 319 | 320 | 318 | 427 | 413 | 413 |
182-364 days (6-12 months approx) | 317 | 390 | 346 | 347 | 319 | 334 | 283 |
1-4 years | 1,619 | 1,636 | 1,819 | 1,741 | 1,709 | 1,696 | 1,423 |
All Ages (0-4 years) | 8,094 | 10,812 | 13,392 | 14,362 | 17,315 | 20,796 | 22,753 |