Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)

West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021): Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region was 386 in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
386
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
23rd
of 433 regions
All-time high
499
in 1993
All-time low
380
in 2017
Years of data
22
1993–2018

Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1993–2018

01002003004005001993200520181993: 4991994: 4981999: 4362000: 4222001: 3842002: 3922003: 4592004: 4332005: 4202006: 4242007: 4122008: 4622009: 4212010: 3882011: 4252012: 3902013: 3842014: 3882015: 4282016: 4402017: 3802018: 386

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2018, infant mortality by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) stood at 386.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 499 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 380, in 2017.

West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 23rd of 433 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 477.67 436 499 3
2000s 422.9 384 462 10
2010s 401 380 440 9

Countries ranked near West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)

  1. 20 Sweden 194 compare
  2. 21 Ireland 178 compare
  3. 22 Norway 111 compare
  4. 23 Albania 110 compare
  5. 24 Croatia, Republic of 104 compare
  6. 25 Finland 91 compare
  7. 26 Lithuania 56 compare

See the full ranking of 471 places β†’

More health data for West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)

All data for West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
Infant mortality by nuts 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 386 in 2018, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest infant mortality by nuts 2 region recorded in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 499 in 1993.
What is the lowest infant mortality by nuts 2 region recorded in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 380 in 2017.
How does West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for infant mortality by nuts 2 region?
West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 23rd out of 433 regions with data for 2018.
Is infant mortality by nuts 2 region rising or falling in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021). Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/infant-mortality-by-nuts-2-region/west-midlands-uk-nuts-2021/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/infant-mortality-by-nuts-2-region/west-midlands-uk-nuts-2021/">Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region in West Midlands (UK) (NUTS 2021)</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
471 places, 11,753 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed