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Infant mortality in United Kingdom

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 28 of 41 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026
People · United Kingdom

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

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Overview 5 figures People 13 figures Economy 11 figures Education 4 figures Climate 1 figure
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
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

YearUnited KingdomChange 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

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryInfant mortality
1 Sierra Leone 66.3
2 Liberia 63.4
3 Congo - Kinshasa 55.8
4 Yemen 39.7
5 Congo - Brazzaville 32.2
6 India 31.3
7 Gabon 31.1
8 Bangladesh 26.2
9 Egypt 23.1
10 Philippines 22.5
11 Algeria 21.0
12 Indonesia 19.3
13 Honduras 15.4
14 Mexico 14.0
15 Brazil 13.1
16 Colombia 12.7
17 Lebanon 12.2
18 Ecuador 11.9
19 Türkiye 9.7
20 Argentina 9.1
21 China 6.4
22 Chile 6.3
23 Romania 6.1
24 Saudi Arabia 6.0
25 Bulgaria 5.8
26 United States 5.6
27 Russia 5.1
28 Canada 4.5
29 Poland 3.9
30 United Kingdom 3.8
31 Greece 3.6
32 Lithuania 3.5
33 Netherlands 3.5
34 France 3.3
35 Germany 3.2
36 Spain 2.7
37 Italy 2.7
38 South Korea 2.6
39 Czechia 2.5
40 Norway 2.0
41 Finland 1.9

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2018

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.