Australia vs Germany: Mortality rate, under-5, female

Australia
3.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Germany
3.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Australia rank
171st
Germany rank
170th

Mortality rate, under-5, female over time

  • Australia
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 3.4 per 1,000 live births against 3.3 per 1,000 live births in Australia, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Germany ahead.

Australia ranks 171st and Germany ranks 170th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Germany Difference Ahead
1960s 19.1 per 1,000 live births 23.1 per 1,000 live births 4 per 1,000 live births Germany
1970s 15.48 per 1,000 live births 18.26 per 1,000 live births 2.78 per 1,000 live births Germany
1980s 9.98 per 1,000 live births 10.16 per 1,000 live births 0.18 per 1,000 live births Germany
1990s 6.55 per 1,000 live births 5.98 per 1,000 live births 0.57 per 1,000 live births Australia
2000s 5.09 per 1,000 live births 4.3 per 1,000 live births 0.79 per 1,000 live births Australia
2010s 3.7 per 1,000 live births 3.61 per 1,000 live births 0.09 per 1,000 live births Australia
2020s 3.38 per 1,000 live births 3.4 per 1,000 live births 0.02 per 1,000 live births Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, female, Australia or Germany?
Germany, at 3.4 per 1,000 live births against 3.3 per 1,000 live births in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, female between Australia and Germany?
0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Germany 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, under-5, female?
Australia ranks 171st and Germany ranks 170th 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.