Mortality rate, under-5 in Australia
Australia: Mortality rate, under-5 was 3.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, under-5 in Australia, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, under-5 in Australia stood at 3.6 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Australia peaked at 24.9 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3.6 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Australia 171st 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 | 22.88 per 1,000 live births | 21.7 per 1,000 live births | 24.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.73 per 1,000 live births | 13.6 per 1,000 live births | 21.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.4 per 1,000 live births | 9.7 per 1,000 live births | 13 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.42 per 1,000 live births | 6.3 per 1,000 live births | 9.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.69 per 1,000 live births | 5 per 1,000 live births | 6.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.08 per 1,000 live births | 3.8 per 1,000 live births | 4.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 3.6 per 1,000 live births | 3.8 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Australia?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Australia was 3.6 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, under-5 recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Australia ranks 171st out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.