Australia vs United States: Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate
Australia
-1.44 % change on previous year
in 2024
United States
-1.32 % change on previous year
in 2024
Australia rank
67th
United States rank
66th
Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports -1.32 % change on previous year against -1.44 % change on previous year in Australia, a difference of 0.12 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 67th and United States ranks 66th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.6151 % change on previous year | -4.12 % change on previous year | 3.51 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1970s | -5.09 % change on previous year | -4.59 % change on previous year | 0.5067 % change on previous year | United States |
| 1980s | -2.39 % change on previous year | -1.77 % change on previous year | 0.6229 % change on previous year | United States |
| 1990s | -4.12 % change on previous year | -3.3 % change on previous year | 0.8173 % change on previous year | United States |
| 2000s | -0.644 % change on previous year | -0.7096 % change on previous year | 0.0655 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2010s | -2.29 % change on previous year | -2.16 % change on previous year | 0.1347 % change on previous year | United States |
| 2020s | -1.28 % change on previous year | -0.8651 % change on previous year | 0.4106 % change on previous year | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate, Australia or United States?
- United States, at -1.32 % change on previous year against -1.44 % change on previous year in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate between Australia and United States?
- 0.12 % change on previous year, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 67th and United States ranks 66th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of under-five deaths. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.