The UK still falls behind comparable high income countries in Europe and beyond.

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) published its State of Child Health 2020 report this week.

This is the largest ever compilation of data on the health of babies, children and young people throughout all four UK nations.

It brings together 28 measures of health outcomes, ranging from specific conditions – such as asthma, epilepsy, and mental health problems – to risk factors for poor health such as poverty, low rates of breastfeeding, and obesity.