Australia vs Netherlands: Infant mortality rates
Australia
0.3191
in 2023
Netherlands
0.3388
in 2023
Australia rank
204th
Netherlands rank
201st
Infant mortality rates over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.3388 against 0.3191 in Australia, a difference of 0.0197.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 204th and Netherlands ranks 201st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.28 | 2.1 | 0.1731 | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.9 | 1.47 | 0.4261 | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.47 | 1.03 | 0.4457 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.9452 | 0.7891 | 0.1561 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.6126 | 0.5831 | 0.0295 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.4727 | 0.4534 | 0.0192 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.3417 | 0.3565 | 0.0148 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.3321 | 0.3524 | 0.0203 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rates, Australia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.3388 against 0.3191 in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rates between Australia and Netherlands?
- 0.0197, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for infant mortality rates?
- Australia ranks 204th and Netherlands ranks 201st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.