Australia vs United States: Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality
Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 5.4 Deaths per 1 000 births against 4.9 Deaths per 1 000 births in Australia, a difference of 0.5 Deaths per 1 000 births.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 21st and United States ranks 20th of 33 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.79 Deaths per 1 000 births | 16.89 Deaths per 1 000 births | 0.1 Deaths per 1 000 births | United States |
| 1980s | 7.24 Deaths per 1 000 births | 11.08 Deaths per 1 000 births | 3.84 Deaths per 1 000 births | United States |
| 1990s | 5.15 Deaths per 1 000 births | 7.88 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2.73 Deaths per 1 000 births | United States |
| 2000s | 5.33 Deaths per 1 000 births | 6.67 Deaths per 1 000 births | 1.33 Deaths per 1 000 births | United States |
| 2010s | 4.59 Deaths per 1 000 births | 6.01 Deaths per 1 000 births | 1.42 Deaths per 1 000 births | United States |
| 2020s | 4.67 Deaths per 1 000 births | 5.53 Deaths per 1 000 births | 0.85 Deaths per 1 000 births | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality, Australia or United States?
- United States, at 5.4 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 United States?
- 0.5 Deaths per 1 000 births, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality?
- Australia ranks 21st and United States ranks 20th 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.