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Under-five mortality rate — Australia

Under-five mortality rate in Australia in 2024 — 3.6 per 1,000. Ranked 25 in the world out of 196. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 85.5%.

2024 3.6 per 1,000 −2.7% vs 2023
World rank 25of 196
Period maximum 24.9 per 1,0001960
Period minimum 3.6 per 1,0002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Australia, 1960–2024010203019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 24.9 per 1,0001962: 23.7 per 1,0001964: 22.7 per 1,0001966: 22.1 per 1,0001968: 21.9 per 1,0001970: 21.5 per 1,0001972: 20.3 per 1,0001974: 18.4 per 1,0001976: 16.2 per 1,0001978: 14.4 per 1,0001980: 13 per 1,0001982: 12.2 per 1,0001984: 11.6 per 1,0001986: 11 per 1,0001988: 10.2 per 1,0001990: 9.2 per 1,0001992: 8.2 per 1,0001994: 7.3 per 1,0001996: 6.8 per 1,0001998: 6.4 per 1,0002000: 6.2 per 1,0002002: 6 per 1,0002004: 5.8 per 1,0002006: 5.6 per 1,0002008: 5.2 per 1,0002010: 4.8 per 1,0002012: 4.3 per 1,0002014: 4 per 1,0002016: 3.8 per 1,0002018: 3.8 per 1,0002020: 3.8 per 1,0002022: 3.7 per 1,0002024: 3.6 per 1,000
Change over the period: −21.3 (−85.54%) Average annual rate: -2.98 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia

Australia 3.6 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
East Asia & Pacific 13.2 per 1,000
Australia and New Zealand computed 3.8 per 1,000
High-income countries computed 4.8 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 3.6 −0.1 −2.7%
2023 3.7 +0 +0%
2022 3.7 +0 +0%
2021 3.7 −0.1 −2.63%
2020 3.8 +0 +0%
2019 3.8 +0 +0%
2018 3.8 +0 +0%
2017 3.8 +0 +0%
2016 3.8 −0.1 −2.56%
2015 3.9 −0.1 −2.5%
2014 4 −0.1 −2.44%
2013 4.1 −0.2 −4.65%
2012 4.3 −0.2 −4.44%
2011 4.5 −0.3 −6.25%
2010 4.8 −0.2 −4%
2009 5 −0.2 −3.85%
2008 5.2 −0.2 −3.7%
2007 5.4 −0.2 −3.57%
2006 5.6 −0.1 −1.75%
2005 5.7 −0.1 −1.72%
2004 5.8 −0.1 −1.69%
2003 5.9 −0.1 −1.67%
2002 6 −0.1 −1.64%
2001 6.1 −0.1 −1.61%
2000 6.2 −0.1 −1.59%
1999 6.3 −0.1 −1.56%
1998 6.4 −0.2 −3.03%
1997 6.6 −0.2 −2.94%
1996 6.8 −0.2 −2.86%
1995 7 −0.3 −4.11%
1994 7.3 −0.4 −5.19%
1993 7.7 −0.5 −6.1%
1992 8.2 −0.5 −5.75%
1991 8.7 −0.5 −5.43%
1990 9.2 −0.5 −5.15%
1989 9.7 −0.5 −4.9%
1988 10.2 −0.4 −3.77%
1987 10.6 −0.4 −3.64%
1986 11 −0.3 −2.65%
1985 11.3 −0.3 −2.59%
1984 11.6 −0.3 −2.52%
1983 11.9 −0.3 −2.46%
1982 12.2 −0.3 −2.4%
1981 12.5 −0.5 −3.85%
1980 13 −0.6 −4.41%
1979 13.6 −0.8 −5.56%
1978 14.4 −0.8 −5.26%
1977 15.2 −1 −6.17%
1976 16.2 −1.1 −6.36%
1975 17.3 −1.1 −5.98%
1974 18.4 −1 −5.15%
1973 19.4 −0.9 −4.43%
1972 20.3 −0.7 −3.33%
1971 21 −0.5 −2.33%
1970 21.5 −0.2 −0.92%
1969 21.7 −0.2 −0.91%
1968 21.9 −0.1 −0.45%
1967 22 −0.1 −0.45%
1966 22.1 −0.2 −0.9%
1965 22.3 −0.4 −1.76%
1964 22.7 −0.5 −2.16%
1963 23.2 −0.5 −2.11%
1962 23.7 −0.6 −2.47%
1961 24.3 −0.6 −2.41%
1960 24.9 — —

Australia and New Zealand, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 3.6 NZ New Zealand 4.7
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About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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