United Kingdom vs United States: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom and 5.3 per 1,000 live births in United States, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United States, by 1.6 per 1,000 live births, or 1.43 times that in United Kingdom.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

United States has been higher since 1980, when it overtook United Kingdom.
In 2023, United Kingdom ranked 190 and United States ranked 164 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts United Kingdom at 0.7 per 1,000 live births and United States at 1 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	United Kingdom	United States	World
2023	3.7	5.3	27.3
2022	3.8	5.4	28.2
2021	3.9	5.5	28.4
2020	3.7	5.3	28.7
2019	3.9	5.5	29.2
2018	3.8	5.6	29.7
2017	3.9	5.7	30.3
2016	3.8	5.8	31.1
2015	3.9	5.9	32.1
2014	3.8	5.8	32.9
2013	3.8	5.9	33.9
2012	4.1	6	35
2011	4.3	6	36.8
2010	4.4	6.2	37.7
2009	4.7	6.5	39.1
2008	4.8	6.8	40.4
2007	4.9	7	42
2006	5.1	7	43.7
2005	5.1	7	45.4
2004	5.1	6.9	47.2
2003	5.4	7	48.8
2002	5.2	7	50.6
2001	5.5	6.9	52.2
2000	5.5	7.2	53.7
1999	5.7	7.3	55.5
1998	5.7	7.5	57.1
1997	5.8	7.4	58.3
1996	6.2	7.6	59.6
1995	6.1	7.8	60.8
1994	6.1	8.2	62
1993	6.3	8.5	62.9
1992	6.5	8.7	64.1
1991	7.3	9.2	64.9
1990	8	9.7	64.9
1989	8.4	10.3	66.2
1988	9	10.2	68
1987	9.2	10.3	68.6
1986	9.5	10.4	70.8
1985	9.4	10.8	72.9
1984	9.7	10.9	74.6
1983	10.2	11.1	76.1
1982	10.9	11.5	76.6
1981	11.1	11.9	78.7
1980	12.4	12.7	80.6
1979	13.2	13.1	82.5
1978	13.6	13.6	84.7
1977	14.1	14.2	86.4
1976	14.2	15.1	88.1
1975	15.6	15.9	89.6
1974	16.4	16.8	90.9
1973	16.7	17.3	92.1
1972	17	17.8	93.6
1971	17.8	18.8	96.1
1970	18.5	20.9	96.9
1969	18.2	21.4	98.3
1968	18.7	22.1	100.2
1967	18.6	22.3	103.1
1966	19.6	23.4	104.9
1965	19.7	24.1	106.4
1964	21.1	24.8	106.1
1963	21.9	25.1	107.7
1962	22.7	25.2	110.2
1961	22.4	25.4	121.5
1960	23.1	26.4	131.8
1959	23	26.7	125.7
1958	23.5	27.4	117.7
1957	24.3	27.4	120
1956	24.8	27.3	121.9
1955	25.8	27.8	124.8
1954	26.2	28.5	127.7
1953	27.7	29.9	130.1
1952	28.9	31.2	132.7
1951	30.4	31.4	136
1950	30.1	31.7	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	United Kingdom	United States	World
2024	3.63.1–4.3	4.94.1–5.9	26.9
2025	3.52.8–4.5	4.83.7–6.2	26.4
2026	3.42.6–4.6	4.73.4–6.4	25.9
2027	3.32.4–4.8	4.53.3–6.6	25.4
2028	3.32.3–4.8	4.43.1–6.7	24.9
2029	3.22.2–4.8	4.32.9–6.9	24.5
2030	3.12.1–4.8	4.12.7–6.9	24
2031	32–4.8	42.6–7	23.6
2032	2.91.9–4.9	3.92.4–7	23.2
2033	2.91.8–4.9	3.82.4–7.1	22.8
2034	2.81.8–4.9	3.72.2–7.1	22.3
2035	2.71.7–4.9	3.62.1–7.1	21.9
2036	2.61.6–4.9	3.52–7	21.5
2037	2.61.6–4.8	3.42–7.2	21.1
2038	2.51.5–4.9	3.31.9–7.2	20.8
2039	2.51.5–4.8	3.31.8–7.1	20.4
2040	2.41.4–4.8	3.21.8–7.1	20
2041	2.31.3–4.7	3.11.7–7.1	19.7
2042	2.31.2–4.8	31.7–7	19.4
2043	2.21.2–4.8	31.6–7	19
2044	2.21.2–4.8	2.91.5–7	18.7
2045	2.11.1–4.8	2.81.5–6.7	18.4
2046	2.11.1–4.6	2.71.4–6.7	18.2
2047	21–4.8	2.71.4–6.6	17.9
2048	21–4.6	2.61.4–6.5	17.7
2049	21–4.6	2.61.3–6.5	17.5
2050	1.90.9–4.6	2.51.3–6.4	17.3
2051	1.90.9–4.4	2.41.2–6.3	17.1
2052	1.80.9–4.3	2.41.2–6.2	16.9
2053	1.80.8–4.2	2.31.2–6.2	16.7
2054	1.80.8–4.2	2.31.1–6.1	16.5
2055	1.70.8–4.2	2.21.1–6	16.3
2056	1.70.7–4.1	2.21–6	16.1
2057	1.60.7–4	2.11–5.8	15.9
2058	1.60.7–3.9	2.10.9–5.6	15.7
2059	1.60.7–3.8	2.10.9–5.7	15.5
2060	1.60.6–3.8	20.9–5.5	15.3
2061	1.50.6–3.7	20.9–5.6	15.1
2062	1.50.6–3.7	1.90.9–5.5	14.9
2063	1.50.5–3.7	1.90.8–5.4	14.7
2064	1.40.5–3.6	1.90.8–5.4	14.5
2065	1.40.5–3.5	1.80.8–5.4	14.3
2066	1.40.5–3.4	1.80.8–5.2	14.1
2067	1.40.5–3.5	1.80.8–5.1	13.9
2068	1.30.4–3.5	1.70.7–4.9	13.8
2069	1.30.4–3.4	1.70.7–4.9	13.6
2070	1.30.4–3.4	1.70.7–4.9	13.4
2071	1.30.4–3.3	1.60.6–4.9	13.2
2072	1.20.4–3.2	1.60.6–4.8	13
2073	1.20.4–3.2	1.60.6–4.9	12.9
2074	1.20.4–3.2	1.60.6–4.8	12.7
2075	1.20.3–3.2	1.50.6–4.8	12.6
2076	1.10.3–3.1	1.50.6–4.8	12.4
2077	1.10.3–3.1	1.50.6–4.8	12.3
2078	1.10.3–3.1	1.50.5–4.7	12.1
2079	1.10.3–3.1	1.40.5–4.7	12
2080	1.10.3–3	1.40.5–4.4	11.8
2081	10.3–3	1.40.5–4.5	11.7
2082	10.2–3	1.40.4–4.5	11.6
2083	10.2–3	1.30.4–4.3	11.5
2084	10.2–3	1.30.4–4.5	11.4
2085	10.2–2.9	1.30.4–4.4	11.3
2086	0.90.2–2.8	1.30.4–4.2	11.1
2087	0.90.2–2.8	1.30.4–4.2	11
2088	0.90.2–2.8	1.20.4–4.1	10.9
2089	0.90.1–2.9	1.20.3–4.1	10.8
2090	0.90.1–2.8	1.20.3–4	10.7
2091	0.90.1–2.9	1.20.3–4.1	10.6
2092	0.80.1–2.7	1.20.3–3.9	10.5
2093	0.80.1–2.6	1.10.3–4	10.4
2094	0.80.1–2.6	1.10.3–3.7	10.3
2095	0.80.1–2.6	1.10.2–3.7	10.1
2096	0.80.1–2.7	1.10.2–3.7	10
2097	0.80.1–2.6	1.10.2–3.6	9.9
2098	0.80.1–2.6	1.10.2–3.5	9.8
2099	0.70.1–2.6	10.2–3.4	9.7
2100	0.70.1–2.5	10.2–3.3	9.6

Each country on its own

Good to know

Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time