Death rate from falls in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Death rate from falls was 12.08 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from falls in United Kingdom, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from falls in United Kingdom stood at 12.08 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from falls in United Kingdom peaked at 12.08 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.73 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2002.
United Kingdom ranks 29th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 26 New Zealand 13.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 27 Malta 12.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 28 Bhutan 12.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 30 Denmark 11.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 31 Belarus 11.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 32 Luxembourg 10.85 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 414,009 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 425,636 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 403,055 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 411,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 391,155 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from falls in United Kingdom?
- Death rate from falls in United Kingdom was 12.08 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from falls recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 12.08 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from falls recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.73 deaths per 100,000 people in 2002.
- How does United Kingdom rank for death rate from falls?
- United Kingdom ranks 29th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from falls rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from falls in both sexes, per 100,000 people.