Mortality rate age 5-9 in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 0.3423 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.3423
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
186th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.8655
in 1990
All-time low
0.3414
in 2021
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Mortality rate age 5-9 in United Kingdom, 1990–2024

00.20.40.60.81990200720241990: 0.8651991: 0.831992: 0.7951993: 0.761994: 0.7271995: 0.6961996: 0.6681997: 0.6441998: 0.6231999: 0.6042000: 0.5892001: 0.5742002: 0.5612003: 0.5482004: 0.5342005: 0.522006: 0.5062007: 0.492008: 0.4742009: 0.4582010: 0.4422011: 0.4272012: 0.4132013: 0.4012014: 0.3892015: 0.3782016: 0.3682017: 0.362018: 0.3522019: 0.3472020: 0.3432021: 0.3412022: 0.3422023: 0.3422024: 0.342

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality rate age 5-9 in United Kingdom is 0.3423, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in United Kingdom peaked at 0.8655 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3414, in 2021.

United Kingdom ranks 186th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Mortality rate age 5-9 in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in United Kingdom, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 0.8655
1991 0.8302 -4.1%
1992 0.7949 -4.3%
1993 0.76 -4.4%
1994 0.7268 -4.4%
1995 0.696 -4.2%
1996 0.6683 -4.0%
1997 0.6439 -3.7%
1998 0.6227 -3.3%
1999 0.6044 -2.9%
2000 0.5886 -2.6%
2001 0.5743 -2.4%
2002 0.5611 -2.3%
2003 0.5479 -2.3%
2004 0.5342 -2.5%
2005 0.5204 -2.6%
2006 0.5057 -2.8%
2007 0.4903 -3.1%
2008 0.4742 -3.3%
2009 0.4578 -3.4%
2010 0.4421 -3.4%
2011 0.4271 -3.4%
2012 0.4132 -3.2%
2013 0.4007 -3.0%
2014 0.3889 -2.9%
2015 0.3781 -2.8%
2016 0.3682 -2.6%
2017 0.3595 -2.4%
2018 0.3523 -2.0%
2019 0.3468 -1.6%
2020 0.3432 -1.1%
2021 0.3414 -0.5%
2022 0.3415 +0.0%
2023 0.3423 +0.2%
2024 0.3423 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7213 0.6044 0.8655 10
2000s 0.5254 0.4578 0.5886 10
2010s 0.3877 0.3468 0.4421 10
2020s 0.3421 0.3414 0.3432 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 183 Spain 0.3569 compare
  2. 184 Italy 0.3499 compare
  3. 185 Singapore 0.3495 compare
  4. 187 Switzerland 0.3377 compare
  5. 188 Austria 0.3336 compare
  6. 189 Monaco 0.3316 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate age 5-9 in United Kingdom?
Mortality rate age 5-9 in United Kingdom was 0.3423 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 0.8655 in 1990.
What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3414 in 2021.
How does United Kingdom rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
United Kingdom ranks 186th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1990–2024
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