Cyprus vs United Kingdom: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Cyprus
5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United Kingdom
4.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Cyprus rank
158th
United Kingdom rank
160th
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time
- Cyprus
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 5 per 1,000 live births against 4.7 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 158th and United Kingdom ranks 160th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.34 per 1,000 live births | 17.88 per 1,000 live births | 14.47 per 1,000 live births | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 14.87 per 1,000 live births | 11.77 per 1,000 live births | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 9.32 per 1,000 live births | 7.59 per 1,000 live births | 1.73 per 1,000 live births | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 4.96 per 1,000 live births | 6.02 per 1,000 live births | 1.06 per 1,000 live births | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 2.76 per 1,000 live births | 4.62 per 1,000 live births | 1.86 per 1,000 live births | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 4.14 per 1,000 live births | 4.52 per 1,000 live births | 0.38 per 1,000 live births | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Cyprus or United Kingdom?
- Cyprus, at 5 per 1,000 live births against 4.7 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Cyprus and United Kingdom?
- 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and United Kingdom?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and United Kingdom rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Cyprus ranks 158th and United Kingdom ranks 160th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.