What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Australia?

The highest recorded value was 3.22 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.

What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Australia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3607 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Australia rank for child mortality by income level of country?

Australia ranks 175th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Australia data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality by income level of country in Australia

Name: Child mortality by income level of country in Australia
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Australia: Child mortality by income level of country was 0.3607 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.3607 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.6%

World rank

175th

of 199 countries

All-time high

3.22 deaths per 100 live births

in 1949

All-time low

0.3607 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1949–2024

Child mortality by income level of country in Australia, 1949–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality by income level of country in Australia is 0.3607 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality by income level of country in Australia peaked at 3.22 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.3607 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Australia 175th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	3.22 deaths per 100 live births	3.22 deaths per 100 live births	3.22 deaths per 100 live births	1
1950s	2.84 deaths per 100 live births	2.54 deaths per 100 live births	3.16 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	2.29 deaths per 100 live births	2.17 deaths per 100 live births	2.49 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	1.77 deaths per 100 live births	1.36 deaths per 100 live births	2.15 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.14 deaths per 100 live births	0.9714 deaths per 100 live births	1.3 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.7416 deaths per 100 live births	0.6317 deaths per 100 live births	0.9195 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.5693 deaths per 100 live births	0.5 deaths per 100 live births	0.6192 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.4081 deaths per 100 live births	0.3786 deaths per 100 live births	0.4766 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.3701 deaths per 100 live births	0.3607 deaths per 100 live births	0.3773 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Australia

172 Belgium 0.3721 deaths per 100 live births compare
173 Germany 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births compare
174 Hungary 0.3707 deaths per 100 live births compare
176 Lithuania 0.3377 deaths per 100 live births compare
177 Israel 0.334 deaths per 100 live births compare
178 Austria 0.3322 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Australia

Population ages 15-64, total 17.74 million (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 17.0% (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, total 5.00 million (2025)
Population ages 65 and above 18.1% (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 169,722 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 161,096 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 169,878 (2025)
Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 170,044 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 168,944 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 160,792 (2025)

All data for Australia →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality by income level of country in Australia?: Child mortality by income level of country in Australia was 0.3607 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 3.22 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3607 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Australia rank for child mortality by income level of country?: Australia ranks 175th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality by income level of country
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .