Number of under-five deaths, female in Australia
Australia: Number of under-five deaths, female was 488 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths, female in Australia, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Australia recorded 488 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Australia peaked at 2,394 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 488, in 2024.
That places Australia 108th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 2,241 | 2,098 | 2,394 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,873 | 1,308 | 2,351 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,156 | 1,026 | 1,248 | 10 |
| 1990s | 817.3 | 683 | 999 | 10 |
| 2000s | 649.8 | 640 | 670 | 10 |
| 2010s | 548.7 | 518 | 619 | 10 |
| 2020s | 498 | 488 | 504 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 105,469 (1999)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.5% (2024)
- Labor force, female 47.7% (2025)
- Labor force, total 15.13 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Australia?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Australia was 488 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,394 in 1961.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 488 in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Australia ranks 108th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.