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The Infant mortality rate in United Kingdom (2021 - 2029, per 1000 live births)

The Infant mortality rate in United Kingdom attained a value of 3.80 per 1000 live births in 2024
The indicator recorded a historical decline (CAGR) of 0.86% between 2021 to 2024, and is expected to decline by...
GlobalData projects the figure to decline at a CAGR of ...

The Infant mortality rate in United Kingdom (2021 - 2029, per 1000 live births)

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Infant Mortality Rate

The infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths under one year of age occurring per 1,000 live births in a country during a given year. The infant mortality rate is a significant indicator of the general health of a society in addition to providing valuable information on maternal and infant health.

Global Outlook

Afghanistan, Somalia, the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, and Sierra Leone are among the top five countries with the highest infant mortality rate in the world in 2021. Slovenia, Singapore, Iceland, Monaco, Japan, and Finland were among the nations with the lowest infant mortality rate globally in 2021. The average infant mortality rate was 20.8 per 1,000 live births in 2021 globally.

Some of the factors that influence a country's population growth are the economy, female fertility rates, birth rates, mortality rates, healthcare facilities, rising urbanization, immigration and emigration rates, education, and other social and cultural elements.

Infant Mortality Rate in the United Kingdom

The infant mortality rate in the United Kingdom attained a value of 3.85 per 1,000 live births in 2021. It recorded a 1.03% decline in 2021 compared to the previous year. Between 2018-2021, the infant mortality rate in the UK had a growth of 1.05%. The infant mortality rate in the UK was highest in 2021 at 3.85 per 1,000 live births and lowest in 2018 at 3.81 per 1,000 live births, between 2018 and 2021.

In England and Wales in 2020, there were 2,226 newborn deaths (under 1 year) and 789 child deaths (ages 1 to 15); these figures are the lowest levels of infant and child deaths since records been in 1980. Congenital deformities, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities continued to be the leading causes of death in children between the ages of 28 days and 15 years in 2020.

The top five causes of infant mortality in the world are:

Neonatal encephalopathy: It is also known as postnatal brain dysfunction. The most common causes of neonatal encephalopathy are delivery injuries or a shortage of oxygen for the infant during birth.

Complications with premature birth: Numerous organ systems are impacted by developmental immaturity. The short-term effects of preterm birth on fetal development as well as harm to delicate organ systems throughout the perinatal and neonatal periods.

Lower respiratory diseases (such as flu and pneumonia): Infections of the lower respiratory tract include those that occur in the lungs or below the voice box. These diseases include tuberculosis, bronchitis, and pneumonia.

Diarrheal conditions: For children under the age of five, diarrheal illness is the second most common cause of death. It can be treated as well as prevented.