What is child mortality vs. health spending in Austria?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Austria was 0.3322 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 vs. health spending recorded in Austria?

The highest recorded value was 7.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Austria?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3322 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Austria rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Austria ranks 178th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Austria?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Austria 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 vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Austria

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Austria
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)

Austria: Child mortality vs. health spending was 0.3322 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.3322 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

178th

of 199 countries

All-time high

7.66 deaths per 100 live births

in 1949

All-time low

0.3322 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1949–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Austria, 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 vs. health spending in Austria is 0.3322 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Austria peaked at 7.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.3322 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Austria ranks 178th of 199 countries on this measure, 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	7.66 deaths per 100 live births	7.66 deaths per 100 live births	7.66 deaths per 100 live births	1
1950s	5.65 deaths per 100 live births	4.53 deaths per 100 live births	7.16 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	3.45 deaths per 100 live births	2.94 deaths per 100 live births	4.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.36 deaths per 100 live births	1.71 deaths per 100 live births	2.91 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.3 deaths per 100 live births	0.9995 deaths per 100 live births	1.63 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.7299 deaths per 100 live births	0.5616 deaths per 100 live births	0.9518 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.4974 deaths per 100 live births	0.444 deaths per 100 live births	0.5501 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.3817 deaths per 100 live births	0.3472 deaths per 100 live births	0.4328 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.336 deaths per 100 live births	0.3322 deaths per 100 live births	0.3426 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Austria

175 Australia 0.3607 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
179 Portugal 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births compare
180 Spain 0.3193 deaths per 100 live births compare
181 Iceland 0.282 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Austria

Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 45,095 (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 669,917 (2025)
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 45,052 (2025)
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 46,149 (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 44,302 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 43,219 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 45,932 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 44,746 (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 14.8% (2025)
Population ages 0-14, female 13.5% (2025)

All data for Austria →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Austria?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Austria was 0.3322 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 vs. health spending recorded in Austria?: The highest recorded value was 7.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Austria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3322 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Austria rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Austria ranks 178th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Austria?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Austria 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 vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
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 .