Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in United Kingdom, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in United Kingdom is 0 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2024.
United Kingdom ranks 161st of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | -8.7% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -9.0% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -7.2% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per person, 97% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 units per person, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More health data for United Kingdom
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0265 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,134 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 461 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7128 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0247 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7724 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in United Kingdom?
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in United Kingdom was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2024.
- How does United Kingdom rank for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 161st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Child deaths UNICEF
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.