Austria vs Germany: Neonatal mortality rate
Austria
0.2181 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Germany
0.2296 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Austria rank
173rd
Germany rank
170th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.2296 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2181 deaths per 100 live births in Austria, a difference of 0.0115 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 173rd and Germany ranks 170th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4447 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1970s | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4372 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1980s | 0.6801 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4006 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2795 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1990s | 0.3728 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3146 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0582 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.2854 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2606 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0248 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.2306 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2285 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0021 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.2175 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2275 deaths per 100 live births | 0.01 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Austria or Germany?
- Germany, at 0.2296 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2181 deaths per 100 live births in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Austria and Germany?
- 0.0115 deaths per 100 live births, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Germany rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Austria ranks 173rd and Germany ranks 170th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .