Key Messages

• From 2010 to 2020, the rate at which babies are stillborn or die within the first month of life has steadily decreased (from 8.1 to 6.6 deaths per 1,000 births. Source: ONS)
• From 2020 to 2021, there was a slight increase in this rate (from 6.6 to 7.0 deaths per 1,000 births. Source: ONS)

The Office of National Statistics (ONS) publishes data on the number of stillbirths and neonatal deaths for the UK and each of the Devolved Nations. Find out more about ONS and how they publish data in our statistics guide.

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While the overall mortality rate has gradually decreased across the UK, the picture for each nation is more complex. As Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have comparatively small populations, their mortality rates fluctuate far more from year to year.

The numbers for 2021 (the most recent year for which data is available) also show the current picture for each nation and the whole of the UK.

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