Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Austria or Czechia?

Austria, at 279 deaths against 261 deaths in Czechia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Czechia?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Czechia: Number of children who die before age 5

Austria

279 deaths

in 2023

Czechia

261 deaths

in 2023

Austria rank

139th

Czechia rank

142nd

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Austria
Czechia

How they compare

Austria currently reports 279 deaths against 261 deaths in Czechia, a difference of 18 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Czechia ahead.

Austria ranks 139th and Czechia ranks 142nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Czechia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Czechia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	6,205 deaths	7,155 deaths	949.3 deaths	Czechia
1960s	4,423 deaths	3,434 deaths	989.3 deaths	Austria
1970s	2,352 deaths	3,742 deaths	1,390 deaths	Czechia
1980s	1,171 deaths	2,104 deaths	932.8 deaths	Czechia
1990s	659.2 deaths	1,017 deaths	358.1 deaths	Czechia
2000s	388.1 deaths	445.1 deaths	57 deaths	Czechia
2010s	313.9 deaths	357.1 deaths	43.2 deaths	Czechia
2020s	298.75 deaths	290.75 deaths	8 deaths	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Austria or Czechia?: Austria, at 279 deaths against 261 deaths in Czechia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Austria and Czechia?: 18 deaths, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Czechia?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Austria and Czechia rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Austria ranks 139th and Czechia ranks 142nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.