Australia vs Ireland: Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality
Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality over time
- Australia
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 5.5 Deaths per 1 000 births against 4.9 Deaths per 1 000 births in Australia, a difference of 0.6 Deaths per 1 000 births.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 21st and Ireland ranks 18th of 33 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.79 Deaths per 1 000 births | 19.97 Deaths per 1 000 births | 3.19 Deaths per 1 000 births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 7.24 Deaths per 1 000 births | 12.52 Deaths per 1 000 births | 5.28 Deaths per 1 000 births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 5.29 Deaths per 1 000 births | 9.54 Deaths per 1 000 births | 4.25 Deaths per 1 000 births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 5.33 Deaths per 1 000 births | 7.35 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2.02 Deaths per 1 000 births | Ireland |
| 2010s | 4.59 Deaths per 1 000 births | 5.9 Deaths per 1 000 births | 1.31 Deaths per 1 000 births | Ireland |
| 2020s | 4.67 Deaths per 1 000 births | 5.6 Deaths per 1 000 births | 0.925 Deaths per 1 000 births | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality, Australia or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 5.5 Deaths per 1 000 births against 4.9 Deaths per 1 000 births in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality between Australia and Ireland?
- 0.6 Deaths per 1 000 births, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ireland?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Ireland rank globally for maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality?
- Australia ranks 21st and Ireland ranks 18th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on infant, neonatal, perinatal and maternal mortality. Data for infant and neonatal mortality are presented either with no minimum threshold of gestation period or birthweight, or following the minimum threshold of 22 weeks (or 500 grams birthweight) Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.