Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births fell 2.33% to 4.20 in the United Kingdom in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 26.6 in 1960 and an all time low of 4.20 in 2020. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Belgium amounted to 4.20, 4.40 in France, 3.70 in Germany and 3.00 in Ireland in 2020.
United Kingdom has been ranked 142nd within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Austria | 3.80 | 3.70 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.60 | |||||||||||||||||
Belgium | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.10 | 4.20 | |||||||||||||||||
Canada | 5.40 | 5.40 | 5.30 | 5.20 | 5.10 | |||||||||||||||||
France | 4.10 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 4.30 | 4.30 | |||||||||||||||||
Germany | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 3.80 | |||||||||||||||||
Iceland | 2.40 | 2.30 | 2.20 | 2.10 | 2.10 | |||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 3.80 | 3.70 | 3.60 | 3.40 | 3.30 | |||||||||||||||||
Italy | 3.60 | 3.50 | 3.40 | 3.30 | 3.20 | |||||||||||||||||
Luxembourg | 2.80 | 2.80 | 2.80 | 2.80 | 2.80 | |||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 4.10 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.10 | |||||||||||||||||
Poland | 5.00 | 4.90 | 4.70 | 4.60 | 4.50 | |||||||||||||||||
Spain | 3.40 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | |||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 4.30 |