Canada vs United Kingdom: Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate

Canada
1.09 % change on previous year
in 2024
United Kingdom
1.73 % change on previous year
in 2024
Canada rank
17th
United Kingdom rank
14th

Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate over time

  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
-6-4-202195119872024

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 1.73 % change on previous year against 1.09 % change on previous year in Canada, a difference of 0.64 % change on previous year.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.6 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Canada ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 14th of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1950s -3.84 % change on previous year -3.4 % change on previous year 0.4427 % change on previous year United Kingdom
1960s -3.86 % change on previous year -2.19 % change on previous year 1.67 % change on previous year United Kingdom
1970s -5.55 % change on previous year -3.69 % change on previous year 1.86 % change on previous year United Kingdom
1980s -4.38 % change on previous year -4.04 % change on previous year 0.3385 % change on previous year United Kingdom
1990s -3 % change on previous year -4.04 % change on previous year 1.04 % change on previous year Canada
2000s -0.6764 % change on previous year -2.05 % change on previous year 1.37 % change on previous year Canada
2010s -1.05 % change on previous year -1.88 % change on previous year 0.8301 % change on previous year Canada
2020s 0.9884 % change on previous year 1.82 % change on previous year 0.8277 % change on previous year United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate, Canada or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 1.73 % change on previous year against 1.09 % change on previous year in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate between Canada and United Kingdom?
0.64 % change on previous year, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate?
Canada ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 14th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality by sex, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
199 places, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Infant mortality by sex. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.