Australia vs Israel: Child mortality by sex
Australia
0.3899 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Israel
0.3597 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Australia rank
175th
Israel rank
177th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Australia
- Israel
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.3899 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3597 deaths per 100 live births in Israel, a difference of 0.0302 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Israel ahead.
Australia ranks 175th and Israel ranks 177th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Israel in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.07 deaths per 100 live births | 6.02 deaths per 100 live births | 2.94 deaths per 100 live births | Israel |
| 1960s | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 4.05 deaths per 100 live births | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | Israel |
| 1970s | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | 2.69 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7017 deaths per 100 live births | Israel |
| 1980s | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3088 deaths per 100 live births | Israel |
| 1990s | 0.825 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9717 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1468 deaths per 100 live births | Israel |
| 2000s | 0.627 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6127 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0143 deaths per 100 live births | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.444 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4302 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0138 deaths per 100 live births | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.4003 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3689 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0314 deaths per 100 live births | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Australia or Israel?
- Australia, at 0.3899 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3597 deaths per 100 live births in Israel as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Australia and Israel?
- 0.0302 deaths per 100 live births, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Israel?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Israel rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Australia ranks 175th and Israel ranks 177th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .