Australia vs Israel: Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality
Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality over time
- Australia
- Israel
How they compare
Australia currently reports 4.9 Deaths per 1 000 births against 4.3 Deaths per 1 000 births in Israel, a difference of 0.6 Deaths per 1 000 births.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 21st and Israel ranks 23rd of 33 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.79 Deaths per 1 000 births | 18.71 Deaths per 1 000 births | 1.93 Deaths per 1 000 births | Israel |
| 1980s | 7.24 Deaths per 1 000 births | 11.99 Deaths per 1 000 births | 4.75 Deaths per 1 000 births | Israel |
| 1990s | 5.15 Deaths per 1 000 births | 7.64 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2.49 Deaths per 1 000 births | Israel |
| 2000s | 5.33 Deaths per 1 000 births | 5.75 Deaths per 1 000 births | 0.42 Deaths per 1 000 births | Israel |
| 2010s | 4.59 Deaths per 1 000 births | 4.88 Deaths per 1 000 births | 0.29 Deaths per 1 000 births | Israel |
| 2020s | 4.67 Deaths per 1 000 births | 4.75 Deaths per 1 000 births | 0.075 Deaths per 1 000 births | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality, Australia or Israel?
- Australia, at 4.9 Deaths per 1 000 births against 4.3 Deaths per 1 000 births in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality between Australia and Israel?
- 0.6 Deaths per 1 000 births, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Israel?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Israel rank globally for maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality?
- Australia ranks 21st and Israel ranks 23rd 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.