Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — United Kingdom

Under-five mortality rate in the United Kingdom in 2024 — 4.7 per 1,000. Ranked 36 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 82.3%.

2024 4.7 per 1,000 +2.17% vs 2023
World rank 36of 196
Period maximum 26.6 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 4.4 per 1,0002016

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — United Kingdom, 1960–2024010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 26.6 per 1,0001962: 25.6 per 1,0001964: 24.2 per 1,0001966: 22.8 per 1,0001968: 21.8 per 1,0001970: 21 per 1,0001972: 20 per 1,0001974: 18.7 per 1,0001976: 17.2 per 1,0001978: 15.7 per 1,0001980: 14.1 per 1,0001982: 12.7 per 1,0001984: 11.7 per 1,0001986: 11.1 per 1,0001988: 10.4 per 1,0001990: 9.3 per 1,0001992: 8.2 per 1,0001994: 7.4 per 1,0001996: 7 per 1,0001998: 6.8 per 1,0002000: 6.5 per 1,0002002: 6.3 per 1,0002004: 6.1 per 1,0002006: 5.9 per 1,0002008: 5.6 per 1,0002010: 5.2 per 1,0002012: 4.8 per 1,0002014: 4.5 per 1,0002016: 4.4 per 1,0002018: 4.4 per 1,0002020: 4.4 per 1,0002022: 4.5 per 1,0002024: 4.7 per 1,000
Change over the period: −21.9 (−82.33%) Average annual rate: -2.67 %

Comparison, 2024

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

United Kingdom 4.7 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 7.8 per 1,000
Northern Europe computed 4.1 per 1,000
High-income countries computed 4.8 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 4.7 +0.1 +2.17%
2023 4.6 +0.1 +2.22%
2022 4.5 +0.1 +2.27%
2021 4.4 +0 +0%
2020 4.4 +0 +0%
2019 4.4 +0 +0%
2018 4.4 +0 +0%
2017 4.4 +0 +0%
2016 4.4 −0.1 −2.22%
2015 4.5 +0 +0%
2014 4.5 −0.1 −2.17%
2013 4.6 −0.2 −4.17%
2012 4.8 −0.2 −4%
2011 5 −0.2 −3.85%
2010 5.2 −0.2 −3.7%
2009 5.4 −0.2 −3.57%
2008 5.6 −0.2 −3.45%
2007 5.8 −0.1 −1.69%
2006 5.9 −0.1 −1.67%
2005 6 −0.1 −1.64%
2004 6.1 −0.1 −1.61%
2003 6.2 −0.1 −1.59%
2002 6.3 −0.1 −1.56%
2001 6.4 −0.1 −1.54%
2000 6.5 −0.2 −2.99%
1999 6.7 −0.1 −1.47%
1998 6.8 −0.1 −1.45%
1997 6.9 −0.1 −1.43%
1996 7 −0.2 −2.78%
1995 7.2 −0.2 −2.7%
1994 7.4 −0.3 −3.9%
1993 7.7 −0.5 −6.1%
1992 8.2 −0.5 −5.75%
1991 8.7 −0.6 −6.45%
1990 9.3 −0.6 −6.06%
1989 9.9 −0.5 −4.81%
1988 10.4 −0.4 −3.7%
1987 10.8 −0.3 −2.7%
1986 11.1 −0.3 −2.63%
1985 11.4 −0.3 −2.56%
1984 11.7 −0.5 −4.1%
1983 12.2 −0.5 −3.94%
1982 12.7 −0.7 −5.22%
1981 13.4 −0.7 −4.96%
1980 14.1 −0.8 −5.37%
1979 14.9 −0.8 −5.1%
1978 15.7 −0.7 −4.27%
1977 16.4 −0.8 −4.65%
1976 17.2 −0.8 −4.44%
1975 18 −0.7 −3.74%
1974 18.7 −0.7 −3.61%
1973 19.4 −0.6 −3%
1972 20 −0.6 −2.91%
1971 20.6 −0.4 −1.9%
1970 21 −0.4 −1.87%
1969 21.4 −0.4 −1.83%
1968 21.8 −0.4 −1.8%
1967 22.2 −0.6 −2.63%
1966 22.8 −0.6 −2.56%
1965 23.4 −0.8 −3.31%
1964 24.2 −0.7 −2.81%
1963 24.9 −0.7 −2.73%
1962 25.6 −0.5 −1.92%
1961 26.1 −0.5 −1.88%
1960 26.6

Northern Europe, 2024

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

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

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