United Kingdom - Infant Mortality Rate 2015
3.9
+0.0 from 2014
United Kingdom's infant mortality rate was 3.9 in 2015, increased +0.0 from 3.9 in 2014. This was the 33rd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2015▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | San Marino | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 2nd | Finland | 2.0 | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Iceland | 2.0 | 0.0% |
| 4th | Japan | 2.0 | -4.8% |
| 5th | Slovenia | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 6th | Luxembourg | 2.2 | 0.0% |
| 7th | Norway | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 8th | Singapore | 2.2 | 0.0% |
| 9th | Sweden | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 10th | Cyprus | 2.4 | 0.0% |
| 11th | Estonia | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 12th | Czechia | 2.6 | 4.0% |
| 13th | Spain | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 14th | Korea | 2.9 | 0.0% |
| 15th | Monaco | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 16th | Portugal | 2.9 | 0.0% |
| 17th | Italy | 3.0 | -3.2% |
| 18th | Austria | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 19th | Belarus | 3.1 | -6.1% |
| 20th | Israel | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 21st | France | 3.2 | 3.2% |
| 22nd | Ireland | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 23rd | Australia | 3.3 | -2.9% |
| 24th | Germany | 3.3 | 0.0% |
| 25th | Andorra | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 26th | Belgium | 3.4 | 0.0% |
| 27th | Denmark | 3.5 | 0.0% |
| 28th | Montenegro | 3.5 | -7.9% |
| 29th | Netherlands | 3.5 | 0.0% |
| 30th | European Union | 3.5 | -1.6% |
| 31st | Greece | 3.6 | 0.0% |
| 32nd | Switzerland | 3.7 | -2.6% |
| 33rd | United Kingdom | 3.9 | 0.0% |
| 34th | Lithuania | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 35th | Croatia | 4.2 | 0.0% |
| 36th | Hungary | 4.2 | -6.7% |
| 37th | Poland | 4.2 | -2.3% |
| 38th | Latvia | 4.3 | -6.5% |
| 39th | Canada | 4.7 | 0.0% |
| 40th | New Zealand | 4.7 | -2.1% |
| 41st | Cuba | 4.8 | 0.0% |
| 42nd | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 43rd | Slovak Republic | 5.1 | -1.9% |
| 44th | Serbia | 5.4 | -5.3% |
| 45th | Malta | 5.8 | -1.7% |
| 46th | United States | 5.8 | 0.0% |
| 47th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.9 | 0.0% |
| 48th | United Arab Emirates | 6.1 | -3.2% |
| 49th | Bahrain | 6.3 | -1.6% |
| 50th | Qatar | 6.4 | -4.5% |
| 51st | Malaysia | 6.6 | 0.0% |
| 52nd | Russian Federation | 6.6 | -8.3% |
| 53rd | Bulgaria | 6.8 | -6.8% |
| 54th | Chile | 6.8 | -2.9% |
| 55th | Sri Lanka | 7.4 | -3.9% |
| 56th | Saudi Arabia | 7.4 | -6.3% |
| 57th | Uruguay | 7.5 | -5.1% |
| 58th | Albania | 7.6 | -2.6% |
| 59th | Romania | 7.7 | -7.2% |
| 60th | Costa Rica | 7.8 | -2.5% |
| 61st | Kuwait | 7.8 | -2.5% |
| 62nd | China | 8.2 | -7.9% |
| 63rd | Brunei Darussalam | 8.5 | 0.0% |
| 64th | Maldives | 8.5 | -6.6% |
| 65th | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.6 | -2.3% |
| 66th | Georgia | 8.9 | -3.3% |
| 67th | Oman | 9.1 | 0.0% |
| 68th | Ukraine | 9.2 | -3.2% |
| 69th | Kazakhstan | 9.5 | -9.5% |
| 70th | Tonga | 9.6 | -2.0% |
| 71st | North Macedonia | 9.9 | 1.0% |
| 72nd | Argentina | 10.0 | -3.8% |
| 73rd | Thailand | 10.3 | -2.8% |
| 74th | Libya | 10.6 | -3.6% |
| 75th | Türkiye | 11.0 | -4.3% |
| 76th | Lebanon | 11.2 | 1.8% |
| 77th | Barbados | 11.8 | -1.7% |
| 78th | Bahamas, The | 12.3 | -0.8% |
| 79th | El Salvador | 12.5 | -4.6% |
| 80th | Armenia | 12.8 | -4.5% |
| 81st | Ecuador | 12.9 | -3.7% |
| 82nd | Mauritius | 13.0 | 0.0% |
| 83rd | Kosovo | 13.0 | -6.5% |
| 84th | Belize | 13.1 | -3.7% |
| 85th | Seychelles | 13.2 | 0.8% |
| 86th | Panama | 13.6 | -0.7% |
| 87th | Brazil | 13.7 | -2.1% |
| 88th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 13.9 | -3.5% |
| 89th | Mexico | 13.9 | -2.8% |
| 90th | Colombia | 14.0 | -2.8% |
| 91st | British Virgin Islands | 14.0 | -0.7% |
| 92nd | Moldova | 14.2 | -1.4% |
| 93rd | Nicaragua | 14.6 | -4.6% |
| 94th | Peru | 14.7 | -2.0% |
| 95th | Samoa | 14.8 | -0.7% |
| 96th | Jordan | 15.0 | -2.6% |
| 97th | São Tomé and Principe | 15.1 | -8.5% |
| 98th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 15.4 | -5.5% |
| 99th | Vanuatu | 15.4 | -1.9% |
| 100th | St. Lucia | 15.6 | -1.3% |
| 101st | Viet Nam | 15.6 | -1.3% |
| 102nd | Mongolia | 15.7 | -4.8% |
| 103rd | Grenada | 15.8 | 2.6% |
| 104th | West Bank and Gaza | 15.8 | -10.2% |
| 105th | Tunisia | 16.0 | -0.6% |
| 106th | Nauru | 16.2 | -8.5% |
| 107th | Fiji | 16.3 | 1.9% |
| 108th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 16.9 | 0.0% |
| 109th | Honduras | 17.2 | -3.4% |
| 110th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 17.2 | -5.5% |
| 111th | Cabo Verde | 17.6 | -7.4% |
| 112th | Jamaica | 17.6 | -0.6% |
| 113th | Palau | 18.2 | 3.4% |
| 114th | Uzbekistan | 18.6 | -7.0% |
| 115th | Suriname | 19.0 | -2.1% |
| 116th | Kyrgyz Republic | 19.4 | -4.9% |
| 117th | Paraguay | 19.5 | -3.5% |
| 118th | Solomon Islands | 19.6 | -1.5% |
| 119th | Trinidad and Tobago | 20.4 | -1.9% |
| 120th | Azerbaijan | 21.1 | -6.2% |
| 121st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 21.2 | -3.6% |
| 122nd | Morocco | 21.6 | -4.8% |
| 123rd | Algeria | 21.9 | -1.8% |
| 124th | Philippines | 22.2 | -0.4% |
| 125th | Indonesia | 22.3 | -3.9% |
| 126th | Tuvalu | 22.3 | -3.5% |
| 127th | Guatemala | 23.3 | -3.3% |
| 128th | Bhutan | 24.4 | -3.9% |
| 129th | Tajikistan | 24.7 | -2.8% |
| 130th | Syrian Arab Republic | 25.6 | 3.6% |
| 131st | Micronesia, Federated States of | 26.5 | -2.9% |
| 132nd | Iraq | 26.7 | -2.9% |
| 133rd | Dominica | 26.8 | 3.5% |
| 134th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 27.1 | -4.6% |
| 135th | Cambodia | 27.7 | -4.8% |
| 136th | Marshall Islands | 29.3 | -2.3% |
| 137th | South Africa | 29.7 | -3.9% |
| 138th | Bangladesh | 30.0 | -4.5% |
| 139th | Guyana | 30.3 | -2.9% |
| 140th | Dominican Republic | 31.2 | 0.6% |
| 141st | Eritrea | 32.4 | -3.0% |
| 142nd | Nepal | 32.6 | -4.4% |
| 143rd | Gabon | 33.5 | -3.2% |
| 144th | Rwanda | 33.7 | -2.6% |
| 145th | Turkmenistan | 33.8 | 0.6% |
| 146th | Congo, Republic of | 35.0 | -3.0% |
| 147th | India | 36.6 | -4.9% |
| 148th | Senegal | 37.3 | -1.6% |
| 149th | Ghana | 37.7 | -3.6% |
| 150th | Uganda | 38.4 | -4.7% |
| 151st | Mauritania | 38.5 | -2.0% |
| 152nd | Kenya | 39.1 | -2.5% |
| 153rd | Malawi | 39.3 | -5.1% |
| 154th | Papua New Guinea | 40.4 | -2.7% |
| 155th | Tanzania | 41.1 | -2.8% |
| 156th | Yemen, Republic of | 41.3 | -0.5% |
| 157th | Burundi | 41.8 | -5.0% |
| 158th | Kiribati | 42.2 | 0.7% |
| 159th | Comoros | 42.5 | -1.6% |
| 160th | Zambia | 42.5 | -1.8% |
| 161st | Gambia, The | 43.8 | -3.1% |
| 162nd | Madagascar | 43.8 | -0.2% |
| 163rd | Timor-Leste | 43.8 | -2.9% |
| 164th | Myanmar | 44.6 | -3.7% |
| 165th | Togo | 45.4 | -3.0% |
| 166th | Lao PDR | 47.1 | -4.3% |
| 167th | Botswana | 47.2 | -2.5% |
| 168th | Namibia | 47.5 | 1.3% |
| 169th | Sudan | 49.0 | -2.2% |
| 170th | Haiti | 50.0 | -2.3% |
| 171st | Angola | 51.1 | -4.7% |
| 172nd | Zimbabwe | 52.8 | -2.8% |
| 173rd | Cameroon | 53.2 | -4.0% |
| 174th | Mozambique | 53.8 | -1.8% |
| 175th | Eswatini | 54.9 | -5.2% |
| 176th | Guinea-Bissau | 55.3 | -3.3% |
| 177th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 56.2 | -3.1% |
| 178th | Burkina Faso | 56.3 | -2.9% |
| 179th | Djibouti | 56.6 | -2.9% |
| 180th | Benin | 57.0 | -2.2% |
| 181st | Côte d'Ivoire | 59.0 | -3.0% |
| 182nd | Liberia | 63.3 | -4.8% |
| 183rd | Equatorial Guinea | 63.4 | -3.2% |
| 184th | Pakistan | 64.1 | -2.9% |
| 185th | Afghanistan | 64.2 | -3.3% |
| 186th | Lesotho | 69.3 | -2.7% |
| 187th | Niger | 69.3 | 0.3% |
| 188th | Mali | 69.4 | -2.0% |
| 189th | Nigeria | 70.2 | -0.8% |
| 190th | Guinea | 71.6 | -0.8% |
| 191st | Central African Republic | 72.4 | -27.7% |
| 192nd | Chad | 72.8 | -2.7% |
| 193rd | Sierra Leone | 76.9 | -1.0% |
| 194th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 84.1 | -2.5% |
| 195th | South Sudan | 148.5 | 26.2% |
FAQ
What was United Kingdom's infant mortality rate in 2015?▾
United Kingdom's infant mortality rate in 2015 was 3.9. This ranked 33rd globally.
How did United Kingdom's infant mortality rate change in 2015?▾
United Kingdom's infant mortality rate increased by 0.0% in 2015 compared to 2014.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2015?▾
South Sudan had the highest infant mortality rate in 2015 at 148.5.
What is the infant mortality rate of United Kingdom in 2015?▾
The infant mortality rate of United Kingdom in 2015 was 3.9. This ranked 33rd globally.
How does 2015 compare to 2014 for United Kingdom's infant mortality rate?▾
United Kingdom's infant mortality rate went from 3.9 in 2014 to 3.9 in 2015, a 0.0% increase.
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