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Infant mortality rate in United Kingdom

The infant mortality rate in United Kingdom was 3.9 per 1,000 live births in 2018.

Infant mortality rate (Eurostat) Deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births Data: 1960 to 2018 Source: Eurostat

The latest value for United Kingdom is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2023.

United Kingdom, 2018 3.9 Deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births

Change from 2017 0per 1,000 live births 2017: 3.9 per 1,000 live births

European Union, 2018 3.4 per 1,000 live births Official aggregate

Median of OECD (38 countries), 2018 3.3 per 1,000 live births Middle value of 27 countries

Infant mortality rate in United Kingdom over time

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Deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Infant mortality rate (Eurostat) (deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births), 2000 to 2024
Period	United Kingdom	European Union
2024	–	3.5 per 1,000 live births
2023	–	3.3 per 1,000 live births
2022	–	3.3 per 1,000 live births
2021	–	3.2 per 1,000 live births
2020	–	3.3 per 1,000 live births
2019	–	3.4 per 1,000 live births
2018	3.9 per 1,000 live births	3.4 per 1,000 live births
2017	3.9 per 1,000 live births	3.5 per 1,000 live births
2016	3.8 per 1,000 live births	3.6 per 1,000 live births
2015	3.9 per 1,000 live births	3.6 per 1,000 live births
2014	3.9 per 1,000 live births	3.6 per 1,000 live births
2013	3.9 per 1,000 live births	3.7 per 1,000 live births
2012	4.0 per 1,000 live births	3.8 per 1,000 live births
2011	4.2 per 1,000 live births	3.8 per 1,000 live births
2010	4.2 per 1,000 live births	4.0 per 1,000 live births
2009	4.5 per 1,000 live births	4.2 per 1,000 live births
2008	4.6 per 1,000 live births	4.2 per 1,000 live births
2007	4.7 per 1,000 live births	4.4 per 1,000 live births
2006	4.9 per 1,000 live births	4.6 per 1,000 live births
2005	5.1 per 1,000 live births	4.8 per 1,000 live births
2004	5.0 per 1,000 live births	5.1 per 1,000 live births
2003	5.3 per 1,000 live births	5.2 per 1,000 live births
2002	5.2 per 1,000 live births	5.5 per 1,000 live births
2001	5.5 per 1,000 live births	5.8 per 1,000 live births
2000	5.6 per 1,000 live births	6.0 per 1,000 live births

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

That is unchanged from 2017.
Since 2008, when it was 4.6 per 1,000 live births, the figure has changed by −0.7.
The figure for the European Union in 2018 was 3.4 per 1,000 live births.

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Infant mortality rate 4.1 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth 81.3 years 2018 · Eurostat Practising physicians 294 per 100,000 people 2019 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 73.2% 2018 · Eurostat Health spending share of GDP 10.2% 2019 · Eurostat Practising nurses 660d per 100,000 people 2019 · Eurostat

Source and dates

Original producer: Eurostat
Source: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code: demo_minfind · dataset details · view at source
Selection: freq=A indic_de=INFMORRT unit=RT
Observation period: 1960 to 2018 for United Kingdom
Provider update: 7 October 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat