What is mortality rate, neonatal in Australia?

Mortality rate, neonatal in Australia was 2.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Australia?

The highest recorded value was 12.9 per 1,000 live births in 1968.

What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Australia?

The lowest recorded value was 2.3 per 1,000 live births in 2016.

How does Australia rank for mortality rate, neonatal?

Australia ranks 166th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Australia data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, neonatal in Australia

Name: Mortality rate, neonatal in Australia
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Australia: Mortality rate, neonatal was 2.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

2.3 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

166th

of 195 countries

All-time high

12.9 per 1,000 live births

in 1968

All-time low

2.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2016

Years of data

1968–2024

Mortality rate, neonatal in Australia, 1968–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality rate, neonatal in Australia is 2.3 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Australia peaked at 12.9 per 1,000 live births in 1968 and was at its lowest, 2.3 per 1,000 live births, in 2016.

That places Australia 166th out of 195 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
1960s	12.85 per 1,000 live births	12.8 per 1,000 live births	12.9 per 1,000 live births	2
1970s	10.45 per 1,000 live births	7.6 per 1,000 live births	12.6 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	5.86 per 1,000 live births	4.8 per 1,000 live births	7.1 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	3.92 per 1,000 live births	3.5 per 1,000 live births	4.6 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	3.26 per 1,000 live births	2.9 per 1,000 live births	3.5 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	2.44 per 1,000 live births	2.3 per 1,000 live births	2.8 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	2.34 per 1,000 live births	2.3 per 1,000 live births	2.4 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Australia

163 Poland 2.5 per 1,000 live births compare
164 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.4 per 1,000 live births compare
164 United Arab Emirates 2.4 per 1,000 live births compare
166 Germany 2.3 per 1,000 live births compare
168 Austria 2.2 per 1,000 live births compare
168 Belgium 2.2 per 1,000 live births compare
168 Greece 2.2 per 1,000 live births compare

See the full ranking of 243 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)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 161,096 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 169,878 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 160,992 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above 18.1% (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 mortality rate, neonatal in Australia?: Mortality rate, neonatal in Australia was 2.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 12.9 per 1,000 live births in 1968.
What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 2.3 per 1,000 live births in 2016.
How does Australia rank for mortality rate, neonatal?: Australia ranks 166th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.