Infant mortality rate — all countries

Infant mortality rate — United Kingdom

Infant mortality rate in the United Kingdom in 2024 — 4.1 per 1,000. Ranked 39 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 82.1%.

2024 4.1 per 1,000 +0% vs 2023
World rank 39of 196
Period maximum 22.9 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 3.8 per 1,0002016

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Infant mortality rate — United Kingdom, 1960–2024010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 22.9 per 1,0001962: 22.1 per 1,0001964: 20.8 per 1,0001966: 19.6 per 1,0001968: 18.8 per 1,0001970: 18.1 per 1,0001972: 17.2 per 1,0001974: 16.1 per 1,0001976: 14.8 per 1,0001978: 13.4 per 1,0001980: 12.1 per 1,0001982: 10.8 per 1,0001984: 10 per 1,0001986: 9.4 per 1,0001988: 8.8 per 1,0001990: 7.9 per 1,0001992: 6.9 per 1,0001994: 6.3 per 1,0001996: 5.9 per 1,0001998: 5.7 per 1,0002000: 5.5 per 1,0002002: 5.4 per 1,0002004: 5.2 per 1,0002006: 5 per 1,0002008: 4.8 per 1,0002010: 4.4 per 1,0002012: 4.1 per 1,0002014: 3.9 per 1,0002016: 3.8 per 1,0002018: 3.8 per 1,0002020: 3.9 per 1,0002022: 4 per 1,0002024: 4.1 per 1,000
Change over the period: −18.8 (−82.1%) Average annual rate: -2.65 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom

United Kingdom 4.1 per 1,000
World 27.7 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 6.6 per 1,000
Northern Europe computed 3.5 per 1,000
High-income countries computed 3.9 per 1,000
Infant mortality rate — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 4.1 +0 +0%
2023 4.1 +0.1 +2.5%
2022 4 +0.1 +2.56%
2021 3.9 +0 +0%
2020 3.9 +0.1 +2.63%
2019 3.8 +0 +0%
2018 3.8 +0 +0%
2017 3.8 +0 +0%
2016 3.8 −0.1 −2.56%
2015 3.9 +0 +0%
2014 3.9 −0.1 −2.5%
2013 4 −0.1 −2.44%
2012 4.1 −0.2 −4.65%
2011 4.3 −0.1 −2.27%
2010 4.4 −0.2 −4.35%
2009 4.6 −0.2 −4.17%
2008 4.8 −0.1 −2.04%
2007 4.9 −0.1 −2%
2006 5 −0.1 −1.96%
2005 5.1 −0.1 −1.92%
2004 5.2 −0.1 −1.89%
2003 5.3 −0.1 −1.85%
2002 5.4 −0.1 −1.82%
2001 5.5 +0 +0%
2000 5.5 −0.1 −1.79%
1999 5.6 −0.1 −1.75%
1998 5.7 −0.1 −1.72%
1997 5.8 −0.1 −1.69%
1996 5.9 −0.2 −3.28%
1995 6.1 −0.2 −3.17%
1994 6.3 −0.2 −3.08%
1993 6.5 −0.4 −5.8%
1992 6.9 −0.4 −5.48%
1991 7.3 −0.6 −7.59%
1990 7.9 −0.5 −5.95%
1989 8.4 −0.4 −4.55%
1988 8.8 −0.3 −3.3%
1987 9.1 −0.3 −3.19%
1986 9.4 −0.3 −3.09%
1985 9.7 −0.3 −3%
1984 10 −0.3 −2.91%
1983 10.3 −0.5 −4.63%
1982 10.8 −0.6 −5.26%
1981 11.4 −0.7 −5.79%
1980 12.1 −0.6 −4.72%
1979 12.7 −0.7 −5.22%
1978 13.4 −0.7 −4.96%
1977 14.1 −0.7 −4.73%
1976 14.8 −0.6 −3.9%
1975 15.4 −0.7 −4.35%
1974 16.1 −0.6 −3.59%
1973 16.7 −0.5 −2.91%
1972 17.2 −0.5 −2.82%
1971 17.7 −0.4 −2.21%
1970 18.1 −0.3 −1.63%
1969 18.4 −0.4 −2.13%
1968 18.8 −0.3 −1.57%
1967 19.1 −0.5 −2.55%
1966 19.6 −0.6 −2.97%
1965 20.2 −0.6 −2.88%
1964 20.8 −0.7 −3.26%
1963 21.5 −0.6 −2.71%
1962 22.1 −0.4 −1.78%
1961 22.5 −0.4 −1.75%
1960 22.9

Northern Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of children who died before the age of one per 1,000 live births in the same year. One of the most sensitive indicators of the quality of health care and of social conditions: it responds to the availability of obstetric care, vaccination, clean water and nutrition faster than life expectancy does. The estimates are prepared by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME).

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.