Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 277 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in United Kingdom, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in United Kingdom stood at 277. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in United Kingdom peaked at 646 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 277, in 2024.
United Kingdom ranks 86th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 646 | — |
| 1991 | 626 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 601 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 572 | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 546 | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 523 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 504 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 489 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 480 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 468 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 451 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 433 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 419 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 404 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 392 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 378 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 363 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 347 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 333 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 322 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 313 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 308 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 306 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 306 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 305 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 303 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 301 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 299 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 295 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 291 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 287 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 285 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 283 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 280 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 277 | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 545.5 | 468 | 646 | 10 |
| 2000s | 384.2 | 322 | 451 | 10 |
| 2010s | 302.7 | 291 | 313 | 10 |
| 2020s | 282.4 | 277 | 287 | 5 |
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More education data for United Kingdom
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0164 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0346 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.49 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0369 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0364 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.40 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 281,128 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.4388 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in United Kingdom?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in United Kingdom was 277 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 646 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 277 in 2024.
- How does United Kingdom rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- United Kingdom ranks 86th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years