Austria vs Spain: Child mortality rate

Austria
0.3322 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Spain
0.3193 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Austria rank
178th
Spain rank
180th

Child mortality rate over time

  • Austria
  • Spain
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.3322 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3193 deaths per 100 live births in Spain, a difference of 0.0129 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Spain ahead.

Austria ranks 178th and Spain ranks 180th of 199 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Spain Difference Ahead
1940s 7.66 deaths per 100 live births 11.66 deaths per 100 live births 4 deaths per 100 live births Spain
1950s 5.65 deaths per 100 live births 7.4 deaths per 100 live births 1.75 deaths per 100 live births Spain
1960s 3.45 deaths per 100 live births 4.38 deaths per 100 live births 0.9321 deaths per 100 live births Spain
1970s 2.36 deaths per 100 live births 2.31 deaths per 100 live births 0.0573 deaths per 100 live births Austria
1980s 1.3 deaths per 100 live births 1.17 deaths per 100 live births 0.1278 deaths per 100 live births Austria
1990s 0.7299 deaths per 100 live births 0.7243 deaths per 100 live births 0.0055 deaths per 100 live births Austria
2000s 0.4974 deaths per 100 live births 0.4756 deaths per 100 live births 0.0219 deaths per 100 live births Austria
2010s 0.3817 deaths per 100 live births 0.3412 deaths per 100 live births 0.0405 deaths per 100 live births Austria
2020s 0.336 deaths per 100 live births 0.3174 deaths per 100 live births 0.0186 deaths per 100 live births Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Austria or Spain?
Austria, at 0.3322 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3193 deaths per 100 live births in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Austria and Spain?
0.0129 deaths per 100 live births, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?
76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
How do Austria and Spain rank globally for child mortality rate?
Austria ranks 178th and Spain ranks 180th 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .