Australia vs Germany: Mortality rate, under-5
Australia
3.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Germany
3.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Australia rank
172nd
Germany rank
169th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Australia
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 3.7 per 1,000 live births against 3.6 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 172nd and Germany ranks 169th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.8 per 1,000 live births | 26.75 per 1,000 live births | 4.95 per 1,000 live births | Germany |
| 1970s | 17.73 per 1,000 live births | 21.14 per 1,000 live births | 3.41 per 1,000 live births | Germany |
| 1980s | 11.4 per 1,000 live births | 11.69 per 1,000 live births | 0.29 per 1,000 live births | Germany |
| 1990s | 7.42 per 1,000 live births | 6.79 per 1,000 live births | 0.63 per 1,000 live births | Australia |
| 2000s | 5.69 per 1,000 live births | 4.81 per 1,000 live births | 0.88 per 1,000 live births | Australia |
| 2010s | 4.08 per 1,000 live births | 3.94 per 1,000 live births | 0.14 per 1,000 live births | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 0 per 1,000 live births | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Australia or Germany?
- Germany, at 3.7 per 1,000 live births against 3.6 per 1,000 live births in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 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?
- Australia ranks 172nd and Germany ranks 169th 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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About this data
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.