Australia vs Austria: Mortality rate, under-5

Australia
3.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Austria
3.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Australia rank
172nd
Austria rank
174th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Australia
  • Austria
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 3.6 per 1,000 live births against 3.3 per 1,000 live births in Austria, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Austria ahead.

Australia ranks 172nd and Austria ranks 174th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Austria Difference Ahead
1960s 22.88 per 1,000 live births 34.51 per 1,000 live births 11.63 per 1,000 live births Austria
1970s 17.73 per 1,000 live births 23.64 per 1,000 live births 5.91 per 1,000 live births Austria
1980s 11.4 per 1,000 live births 13 per 1,000 live births 1.6 per 1,000 live births Austria
1990s 7.42 per 1,000 live births 7.29 per 1,000 live births 0.13 per 1,000 live births Australia
2000s 5.69 per 1,000 live births 4.96 per 1,000 live births 0.73 per 1,000 live births Australia
2010s 4.08 per 1,000 live births 3.81 per 1,000 live births 0.27 per 1,000 live births Australia
2020s 3.7 per 1,000 live births 3.34 per 1,000 live births 0.36 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, Australia or Austria?
Australia, at 3.6 per 1,000 live births against 3.3 per 1,000 live births in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Australia and Austria?
0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Austria?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and Austria rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Australia ranks 172nd and Austria ranks 174th of 196 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 (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 (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
243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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