Australia vs Israel: Mortality rate, under-5
Australia
3.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Israel
3.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Australia rank
172nd
Israel rank
174th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Australia
- Israel
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3.6 per 1,000 live births against 3.3 per 1,000 live births in Israel, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Israel ahead.
Australia ranks 172nd and Israel ranks 174th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.88 per 1,000 live births | 38.26 per 1,000 live births | 15.38 per 1,000 live births | Israel |
| 1970s | 17.73 per 1,000 live births | 25.04 per 1,000 live births | 7.31 per 1,000 live births | Israel |
| 1980s | 11.4 per 1,000 live births | 14.9 per 1,000 live births | 3.5 per 1,000 live births | Israel |
| 1990s | 7.42 per 1,000 live births | 9.13 per 1,000 live births | 1.71 per 1,000 live births | Israel |
| 2000s | 5.69 per 1,000 live births | 5.74 per 1,000 live births | 0.05 per 1,000 live births | Israel |
| 2010s | 4.08 per 1,000 live births | 4.01 per 1,000 live births | 0.07 per 1,000 live births | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 3.42 per 1,000 live births | 0.28 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 Israel?
- Australia, at 3.6 per 1,000 live births against 3.3 per 1,000 live births in Israel as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Australia and Israel?
- 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Israel?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Israel rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Australia ranks 172nd and Israel 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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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.