Australia vs Germany: Mortality rate, infant
Australia
3.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Germany
3.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Australia rank
169th
Germany rank
169th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Australia
- Germany
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3.1 per 1,000 live births against 3.1 per 1,000 live births in Germany, a difference of 0 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Germany ahead.
Australia ranks 169th and Germany ranks 169th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Germany in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.15 per 1,000 live births | 23.05 per 1,000 live births | 4.9 per 1,000 live births | Germany |
| 1970s | 14.76 per 1,000 live births | 18.03 per 1,000 live births | 3.27 per 1,000 live births | Germany |
| 1980s | 9.42 per 1,000 live births | 9.68 per 1,000 live births | 0.26 per 1,000 live births | Germany |
| 1990s | 6.09 per 1,000 live births | 5.54 per 1,000 live births | 0.55 per 1,000 live births | Australia |
| 2000s | 4.73 per 1,000 live births | 3.95 per 1,000 live births | 0.78 per 1,000 live births | Australia |
| 2010s | 3.44 per 1,000 live births | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | 0.14 per 1,000 live births | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.16 per 1,000 live births | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 0.06 per 1,000 live births | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Australia or Germany?
- Australia, at 3.1 per 1,000 live births against 3.1 per 1,000 live births in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Australia and Germany?
- 0 per 1,000 live births, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Germany rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Australia ranks 169th and Germany ranks 169th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.