Australia vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Infant mortality rate by sex
Australia
0.2832 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
0.2889 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Australia rank
173rd
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
172nd
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Australia
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 0.2889 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2832 deaths per 100 live births in Australia, a difference of 0.0057 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Turks and Caicos Islands has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 173rd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 172nd of 199 countries.
Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | 5.48 deaths per 100 live births | 3.89 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1970s | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | 3.3 deaths per 100 live births | 2.02 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1980s | 0.8252 deaths per 100 live births | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8668 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1990s | 0.5384 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9362 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3978 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2000s | 0.4239 deaths per 100 live births | 0.519 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0951 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 0.3136 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3884 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0747 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 0.2897 deaths per 100 live births | 0.309 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0193 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Australia or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 0.2889 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2832 deaths per 100 live births in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Australia and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 0.0057 deaths per 100 live births, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Australia ranks 173rd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 172nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .