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United Kingdom · annual SERIES

Neonatal mortality rate in United Kingdom

Deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1,000 live births, both sexes.

3.04per 1,000 live births
2024Observation year

+2.71% from 2023

Source note for 2024: {"display":"3.0 [2.9-3.2]","low":"2.859089812","high":"3.232846232","comments":null}
United Kingdom
Neonatal mortality rate in United Kingdom, 2000–2024per 1,000 live births. Underlying figures are available in the data table.2.52.93.23.63.9200020052010201520202024

per 1,000 live births · World Health Organization · Missing observations remain gaps.

Underlying data

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Neonatal mortality rate · United Kingdom · per 1,000 live births
YearValueStatus & source note
20243.041895412present · {"display":"3.0 [2.9-3.2]","low":"2.859089812","high":"3.232846232","comments":null}
20232.961509850present · {"display":"3.0 [2.8-3.1]","low":"2.847744550","high":"3.076442731","comments":null}
20222.872092593present · {"display":"2.9 [2.8-3.0]","low":"2.787958031","high":"2.954202083","comments":null}
20212.802175947present · {"display":"2.8 [2.7-2.9]","low":"2.724629797","high":"2.879794002","comments":null}
20202.759393563present · {"display":"2.8 [2.7-2.8]","low":"2.681565439","high":"2.835269428","comments":null}
20192.738097919present · {"display":"2.7 [2.7-2.8]","low":"2.660775443","high":"2.814472429","comments":null}
20182.730622976present · {"display":"2.7 [2.7-2.8]","low":"2.657291529","high":"2.804321635","comments":null}
20172.717671777present · {"display":"2.7 [2.6-2.8]","low":"2.642898803","high":"2.794765917","comments":null}
20162.683766625present · {"display":"2.7 [2.6-2.8]","low":"2.611515774","high":"2.758366171","comments":null}
20152.648237401present · {"display":"2.6 [2.6-2.7]","low":"2.575906475","high":"2.722471386","comments":null}
20142.647272988present · {"display":"2.6 [2.6-2.7]","low":"2.570422619","high":"2.723170734","comments":null}
20132.700598248present · {"display":"2.7 [2.6-2.8]","low":"2.625640530","high":"2.775290611","comments":null}
20122.791520370present · {"display":"2.8 [2.7-2.9]","low":"2.711442642","high":"2.870212479","comments":null}
20112.897544072present · {"display":"2.9 [2.8-3.0]","low":"2.816750739","high":"2.977743406","comments":null}
20103.008495905present · {"display":"3.0 [2.9-3.1]","low":"2.924279418","high":"3.092460869","comments":null}
20093.119622696present · {"display":"3.1 [3.0-3.2]","low":"3.029607741","high":"3.211262689","comments":null}
20083.226992485present · {"display":"3.2 [3.1-3.3]","low":"3.138631694","high":"3.318985243","comments":null}
20073.326098432present · {"display":"3.3 [3.2-3.4]","low":"3.230883137","high":"3.421703574","comments":null}
20063.409821880present · {"display":"3.4 [3.3-3.5]","low":"3.314105378","high":"3.505341686","comments":null}
20053.476742535present · {"display":"3.5 [3.4-3.6]","low":"3.377719345","high":"3.576490701","comments":null}
20043.526146999present · {"display":"3.5 [3.4-3.6]","low":"3.424412062","high":"3.630096982","comments":null}
20033.566643788present · {"display":"3.6 [3.5-3.7]","low":"3.469042659","high":"3.668174615","comments":null}
20023.616667562present · {"display":"3.6 [3.5-3.7]","low":"3.513282464","high":"3.720743436","comments":null}
20013.695292757present · {"display":"3.7 [3.6-3.8]","low":"3.591681306","high":"3.795903809","comments":null}
20003.783513454present · {"display":"3.8 [3.7-3.9]","low":"3.678880754","high":"3.886299925","comments":null}

Definition & method

WHO/UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation country estimates. NumericValue is the central estimate; original displayed intervals and comments are retained in source notes.

Deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1,000 live births, both sexes.

What to keep in mind

  • Estimated mortality rates include uncertainty; the source note retains original displayed intervals.
  • This is a population statistic, not individual clinical guidance.
  • New source vintages may revise historical estimates.