What is mortality rate, neonatal in Austria?

Mortality rate, neonatal in Austria was 2.2 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 Austria?

The highest recorded value was 23.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960.

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

The lowest recorded value was 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2016.

How does Austria rank for mortality rate, neonatal?

Austria ranks 168th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Austria?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Austria 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 Austria

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

Austria: Mortality rate, neonatal was 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

2.2 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

168th

of 195 countries

All-time high

23.7 per 1,000 live births

in 1960

All-time low

2.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2016

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, neonatal in Austria, 1960–2024

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 Austria is 2.2 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Austria peaked at 23.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2016.

Austria ranks 168th of 195 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
1960s	20.72 per 1,000 live births	18.9 per 1,000 live births	23.7 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	15.05 per 1,000 live births	9.6 per 1,000 live births	18.9 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	6.81 per 1,000 live births	4.9 per 1,000 live births	8.9 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	3.74 per 1,000 live births	3.1 per 1,000 live births	4.6 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	2.86 per 1,000 live births	2.6 per 1,000 live births	3.1 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	2.3 per 1,000 live births	2.2 per 1,000 live births	2.5 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	2.2 per 1,000 live births	2.2 per 1,000 live births	2.2 per 1,000 live births	5

Countries ranked near Austria

166 Australia 2.3 per 1,000 live births compare
166 Germany 2.3 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
171 Hungary 2.1 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, neonatal in Austria?: Mortality rate, neonatal in Austria was 2.2 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 Austria?: The highest recorded value was 23.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Austria?: The lowest recorded value was 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2016.
How does Austria rank for mortality rate, neonatal?: Austria ranks 168th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Austria?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Austria 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.