Child mortality vs. health spending in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Child mortality vs. health spending was 0.468 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality vs. health spending in United Kingdom, 1949–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality vs. health spending in United Kingdom is 0.468 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in United Kingdom peaked at 3.81 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.4367 deaths per 100 live births, in 2018.
United Kingdom ranks 163rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3.81 deaths per 100 live births | 3.81 deaths per 100 live births | 3.81 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1950s | 3.09 deaths per 100 live births | 2.7 deaths per 100 live births | 3.66 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.39 deaths per 100 live births | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | 2.66 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9881 deaths per 100 live births | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7586 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6656 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9304 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6038 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5375 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6549 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4609 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4367 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5168 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4529 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4394 deaths per 100 live births | 0.468 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 160 Cyprus 0.4979 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 161 United Arab Emirates 0.4789 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 162 New Zealand 0.4738 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 164 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.4653 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 165 France 0.4343 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 166 Poland 0.4221 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for United Kingdom
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 435,552 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 448,803 (2025)
- Population, male 34.23 million (2025)
- Population, female 50.7% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 26.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 427,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 424,493 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 57.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 428,152 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 408,316 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs. health spending in United Kingdom?
- Child mortality vs. health spending in United Kingdom was 0.468 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 3.81 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4367 deaths per 100 live births in 2018.
- How does United Kingdom rank for child mortality vs. health spending?
- United Kingdom ranks 163rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .