Australia vs Germany: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Australia
3.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Germany
4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Australia rank
173rd
Germany rank
172nd
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Australia
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 4 per 1,000 live births against 3.9 per 1,000 live births in Australia, a difference of 0.1 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 173rd and Germany ranks 172nd 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 | 24.4 per 1,000 live births | 30.2 per 1,000 live births | 5.8 per 1,000 live births | Germany |
| 1970s | 19.9 per 1,000 live births | 23.88 per 1,000 live births | 3.98 per 1,000 live births | Germany |
| 1980s | 12.75 per 1,000 live births | 13.12 per 1,000 live births | 0.37 per 1,000 live births | Germany |
| 1990s | 8.25 per 1,000 live births | 7.57 per 1,000 live births | 0.68 per 1,000 live births | Australia |
| 2000s | 6.25 per 1,000 live births | 5.27 per 1,000 live births | 0.98 per 1,000 live births | Australia |
| 2010s | 4.44 per 1,000 live births | 4.27 per 1,000 live births | 0.17 per 1,000 live births | Australia |
| 2020s | 4.02 per 1,000 live births | 4 per 1,000 live births | 0.02 per 1,000 live births | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Australia or Germany?
- Germany, at 4 per 1,000 live births against 3.9 per 1,000 live births in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male 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, male?
- Australia ranks 173rd and Germany ranks 172nd 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, male (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
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.