Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence was 2,790 Number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
2,790 Number
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
2nd
of 44 countries
All-time high
3,396 Number
in 2011
All-time low
2,790 Number
in 2018
Years of data
8
2011–2018
Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in United Kingdom, 2011–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2018, causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in United Kingdom stood at 2,790 Number. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 44 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3,396 Number | — |
| 2012 | 3,270 Number | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 3,038 Number | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 2,884 Number | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 2,907 Number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 3,003 Number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 2,908 Number | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 2,790 Number | -4.1% |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 1 Türkiye 9,737 Number compare
- 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,790 Number compare
- 4 France 2,710 Number compare
- 5 Metropolitan France 2,434 Number compare
More health data for United Kingdom
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 167,589 Number (2017)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 3.9 Rate (2018)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 81.3 Year (2018)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 2,817 Number (2018)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 196,784 Number (2019)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 167,589 Number (2017)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 3,191 Number (2018)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 4.21 Rate (2018)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 11.28 million Number (2016)
- Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, total 6.18 million Number (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in United Kingdom?
- Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence in United Kingdom was 2,790 Number in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 3,396 Number in 2011.
- What is the lowest causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,790 Number in 2018.
- How does United Kingdom rank for causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence?
- United Kingdom ranks 2nd out of 44 countries with data for 2018.
- Is causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Causes of death - infant mortality by country of occurrence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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