This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from UK statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from UK statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other UK-specific metadata information.
| Indicator available |
Number of deaths of children under 5 years per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|
| Indicator description |
Number of deaths before the age of 5 for each year per 1,000 live births in the same year. |
| Geographical coverage |
United Kingdom |
| Unit of measurement |
Rate per 1,000 live births |
| Definitions |
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| Available disaggregations |
Country - Country of occurrence. Northern Ireland rates are not shown as birth figures are for residents only, whilst those for deaths also include non-residents. The headline figure includes non-residents. Sex - Sex is available in conjunction with Country. |
| Calculations |
Rate per 1,000 live births = (Infant deaths + childhood deaths ages 1-4) / (live births / 1,000) |
| Other information |
Important information on the strengths and limitations of the data, the quality of the output, uses and users, and how the output was created are given in the Child and infant mortality Quality and Methodology Information document. Where the number of deaths is smaller than 3, rates are not given. Non-residents are included in the rates for the UK, England and Wales combined, and Scotland. However, non-residents are excluded from rates for England, and for Wales. Non-residents are treated differently between countries to be consistent with the statistics those countries report - The figures for Scotland and Northern Ireland are consistent with figures published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) respectively, and each organisation uses slightly different definitions. This does have a small knock-on effect on comparability but the differences that non-residents make to rates are relatively small – at the most, including/excluding non-residents leads to a difference of 0.1 in the rates shown. Please see the User guide to child and infant mortality statistics for information on comparability between countries. Data follows the UN specification for this indicator. This indicator has been identified in collaboration with topic experts. |
| Data last updated | 28 April 2023 |
| Metadata last updated | 28 April 2023 |