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
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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.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality rates
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed