iv. Trends in birth rates and child mortality

Trends in birth rates; infant, childhood and crude mortality rates, UK.

Trends in birth rates and child mortality

Year	Live births per 1,000 population	Infant deaths per 1,000 live births	Crude death rate	Childhood mortality (per 1,000 population aged 1 to 14)
1948	18.1	36.0	10.9	1.8
1949	17.0	34.1	11.7	1.6
1950	16.2	31.2	11.7	1.4
1951	15.8	31.1	12.5	1.4
1952	15.7	28.8	11.4	1.2
1953	15.9	27.6	11.4	1.2
1954	15.6	26.4	11.3	1.0
1955	15.4	25.8	11.6	1.0
1956	16.0	24.4	11.6	0.9
1957	16.5	24.0	11.5	1.0
1958	16.8	23.3	11.7	0.9
1959	16.9	23.1	11.7	0.9
1960	17.5	22.5	11.5	0.9
1961	17.9	22.1	11.9	1.0
1962	18.3	22.4	11.9	0.9
1963	18.5	21.8	12.2	0.9
1964	18.8	20.5	11.3	0.8
1965	18.4	19.6	11.6	0.8
1966	18.0	19.6	11.8	0.9
1967	17.6	18.8	11.3	0.8
1968	17.2	18.7	11.9	0.8
1969	16.7	18.6	12.0	0.8
1970	16.3	18.5	11.8	0.7
1971	16.2	17.9	11.5	0.7
1972	14.9	17.5	12.0	0.8
1973	13.9	17.2	11.9	0.7
1974	13.2	16.8	12.0	0.7
1975	12.5	16.0	11.9	0.6
1976	12.1	14.5	12.1	0.6
1977	11.8	14.1	11.8	0.6
1978	12.3	13.3	11.9	0.6
1979	13.1	12.9	12.0	0.5
1980	13.4	12.2	11.8	0.5
1981	13.0	11.2	11.7	0.5
1982	12.8	11.0	11.8	0.5
1983	12.8	10.1	11.7	0.4
1984	12.9	9.6	11.4	0.4
1985	13.3	9.4	11.8	0.5
1986	13.3	9.5	11.6	0.4
1987	13.6	9.1	11.3	0.4
1988	13.8	9.0	11.4	0.4
1989	13.6	8.4	11.5	0.4
1990	13.9	7.9	11.2	0.3
1991	13.7	7.4	11.3	0.3
1992	13.5	6.6	11.0	0.3
1993	13.1	6.3	11.3	0.3
1994	12.9	6.2	10.7	0.2
1995	12.5	6.2	10.9	0.2
1996	12.5	6.1	10.9	0.2
1997	12.3	5.8	10.7	0.2
1998	12.1	5.7	10.6	0.2
1999	11.8	5.8	10.6	0.2
2000	11.4	5.6	10.2	0.2

Source:
Population Trends (ONS)

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