Under-five mortality rate in United Kingdom
The under-five mortality rate in United Kingdom was 4.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2012.
United Kingdom, 2024
4.7
Change from 2023
+0.1per 1,000 live births
World, 2024
37.4 per 1,000 live births
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
3.7 per 1,000 live births
Position in 2024
161st of 196
Under-five mortality rate in United Kingdom over time
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Deaths per 1,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | 37.4 per 1,000 live births |
| 2023 | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | 38.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2022 | 4.5 per 1,000 live births | 40.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2021 | 4.4 per 1,000 live births | 39.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2020 | 4.4 per 1,000 live births | 39.2 per 1,000 live births |
| 2019 | 4.4 per 1,000 live births | 39.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2018 | 4.4 per 1,000 live births | 40.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2017 | 4.4 per 1,000 live births | 40.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2016 | 4.4 per 1,000 live births | 41.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2015 | 4.5 per 1,000 live births | 42.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2014 | 4.5 per 1,000 live births | 43.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2013 | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | 45.1 per 1,000 live births |
| 2012 | 4.8 per 1,000 live births | 46.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2011 | 5.0 per 1,000 live births | 49.5 per 1,000 live births |
| 2010 | 5.2 per 1,000 live births | 50.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2009 | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | 52.9 per 1,000 live births |
| 2008 | 5.6 per 1,000 live births | 54.7 per 1,000 live births |
| 2007 | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | 57.0 per 1,000 live births |
| 2006 | 5.9 per 1,000 live births | 59.6 per 1,000 live births |
| 2005 | 6.0 per 1,000 live births | 62.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2004 | 6.1 per 1,000 live births | 65.8 per 1,000 live births |
| 2003 | 6.2 per 1,000 live births | 68.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2002 | 6.3 per 1,000 live births | 71.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2001 | 6.4 per 1,000 live births | 74.3 per 1,000 live births |
| 2000 | 6.5 per 1,000 live births | 76.7 per 1,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 from 4.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 4.5 per 1,000 live births, the figure has changed by +0.2.
- Among the 196 countries with data for 2024, United Kingdom has the 161st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 37.4 per 1,000 live births.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Infant mortality rate
4.1 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Maternal mortality ratio
8 per 100,000 live births
2023 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
81.3 years
2018 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.9 per 1,000 live births
2018 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
294 per 100,000 people
2019 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
73.2%
2018 · Eurostat