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Infant mortality in United Kingdom
1960 – 2024 · 65 data points
28 of 41 · Countries
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
4.1per 1,000
±0.0
since 2023
Countries · 2024
28 of 41
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+0.2
vs World
−23.6
World: 27.7 · 2024
Infant mortality, 1960 – 2024 per 1,000 people · United Kingdom · World
+0.2 since 2014
0
20
40
60
80
1960
1980
1990
2000
2024
United Kingdom
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Compared with Infant mortality · per 1,000 people
United Kingdom
4.1
World
27.7
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance United Kingdom · 1960 – 2024
Latest value
4.1 · 2024
First value
22.9 · 1960
Highest
22.9 · 1960
Lowest
3.8 · 2016
Data points
65
By year
All years · 1960 – 2024
| Year | United Kingdom | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.1 | ±0.0 | 27.7 |
| 2023 | 4.1 | +0.1 | 28.4 |
| 2022 | 4.0 | +0.1 | 29.3 |
| 2021 | 3.9 | ±0.0 | 29.3 |
| 2020 | 3.9 | +0.1 | 29.1 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | ±0.0 | 29.2 |
| 2018 | 3.8 | ±0.0 | 29.6 |
| 2017 | 3.8 | ±0.0 | 30.0 |
| 2016 | 3.8 | −0.1 | 30.6 |
| 2015 | 3.9 | ±0.0 | 31.5 |
| 2014 | 3.9 | −0.1 | 32.1 |
| 2013 | 4.0 | −0.1 | 33.1 |
| 2012 | 4.1 | −0.2 | 34.0 |
| 2011 | 4.3 | −0.1 | 35.9 |
| 2010 | 4.4 | −0.2 | 36.7 |
| 2009 | 4.6 | −0.2 | 38.0 |
| 2008 | 4.8 | −0.1 | 39.2 |
| 2007 | 4.9 | −0.1 | 40.7 |
| 2006 | 5.0 | −0.1 | 42.3 |
| 2005 | 5.1 | −0.1 | 44.1 |
| 2004 | 5.2 | −0.1 | 46.3 |
| 2003 | 5.3 | −0.1 | 48.0 |
| 2002 | 5.4 | −0.1 | 49.9 |
| 2001 | 5.5 | ±0.0 | 51.9 |
| 2000 | 5.5 | −0.1 | 53.3 |
| 1999 | 5.6 | −0.1 | 55.1 |
| 1998 | 5.7 | −0.1 | 57.0 |
| 1997 | 5.8 | −0.1 | 58.1 |
| 1996 | 5.9 | −0.2 | 59.5 |
| 1995 | 6.1 | −0.2 | 60.2 |
| 1994 | 6.3 | −0.2 | 61.4 |
| 1993 | 6.5 | −0.4 | 62.5 |
| 1992 | 6.9 | −0.4 | 63.3 |
| 1991 | 7.3 | −0.6 | 64.0 |
| 1990 | 7.9 | −0.5 | 64.0 |
| 1989 | 8.4 | −0.4 | — |
| 1988 | 8.8 | −0.3 | — |
| 1987 | 9.1 | −0.3 | — |
| 1986 | 9.4 | −0.3 | — |
| 1985 | 9.7 | −0.3 | — |
| 1984 | 10.0 | −0.3 | — |
| 1983 | 10.3 | −0.5 | — |
| 1982 | 10.8 | −0.6 | — |
| 1981 | 11.4 | −0.7 | — |
| 1980 | 12.1 | −0.6 | — |
| 1979 | 12.7 | −0.7 | — |
| 1978 | 13.4 | −0.7 | — |
| 1977 | 14.1 | −0.7 | — |
| 1976 | 14.8 | −0.6 | — |
| 1975 | 15.4 | −0.7 | — |
| 1974 | 16.1 | −0.6 | — |
| 1973 | 16.7 | −0.5 | — |
| 1972 | 17.2 | −0.5 | — |
| 1971 | 17.7 | −0.4 | — |
| 1970 | 18.1 | −0.3 | — |
| 1969 | 18.4 | −0.4 | — |
| 1968 | 18.8 | −0.3 | — |
| 1967 | 19.1 | −0.5 | — |
| 1966 | 19.6 | −0.6 | — |
| 1965 | 20.2 | −0.6 | — |
| 1964 | 20.8 | −0.7 | — |
| 1963 | 21.5 | −0.6 | — |
| 1962 | 22.1 | −0.4 | — |
| 1961 | 22.5 | −0.4 | — |
| 1960 | 22.9 | — |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Infant mortality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Finland | 2.0 | |
| 40 | Norway | 2.1 | |
| 39 | Czechia | 2.6 | |
| 38 | Spain | 2.7 | |
| 37 | South Korea | 2.8 | |
| 36 | Italy | 2.9 | |
| 35 | France | 3.2 | |
| 34 | Germany | 3.3 | |
| 33 | Netherlands | 3.5 | |
| 32 | Greece | 3.6 | |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 3.8 | |
| 30 | Lithuania | 4.0 | |
| 29 | Poland | 4.1 | |
| 28 | Canada | 4.6 | |
| 27 | United States | 5.7 | |
| 26 | Russia | 6.0 | |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 6.4 | |
| 24 | Chile | 6.7 | |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 6.8 | |
| 22 | Romania | 7.1 | |
| 21 | China | 7.6 | |
| 20 | Argentina | 9.7 | |
| 19 | Türkiye | 10.5 | |
| 18 | Lebanon | 11.5 | |
| 17 | Ecuador | 12.5 | |
| 16 | Colombia | 13.5 | |
| 15 | Brazil | 14.6 | |
| 14 | Mexico | 14.7 | |
| 13 | Honduras | 16.5 | |
| 12 | Indonesia | 21.0 | |
| 11 | Algeria | 21.6 | |
| 10 | Philippines | 22.2 | |
| 9 | Egypt | 23.7 | |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 28.5 | |
| 7 | Gabon | 32.6 | |
| 6 | Congo - Brazzaville | 34.2 | |
| 5 | India | 34.6 | |
| 4 | Yemen | 40.7 | |
| 3 | Congo - Kinshasa | 55.1 | |
| 2 | Liberia | 64.2 | |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 71.3 |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2016
What it means
Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
How it is calculated
Deaths under one year of age divided by live births, times 1,000.
People
United Kingdom in numbers
Population
69M
2024
Population growth
0.30%
2025
Population density
285
2024
Median age
39.8
2023
Children under 15
17.0%
2024
Residents 65 and over
18.8%
2022
Life expectancy
81.4
2024
Births per woman
1.55
2024
Birth rate
9.9
2024
Net migration
6.5
2023
Born abroad
17.1%
2024
Urban population
83.3%
2025