Australia vs Germany: Child mortality rate
Australia
0.3607 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Germany
0.3711 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Australia rank
175th
Germany rank
173rd
Child mortality rate over time
- Australia
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3607 deaths per 100 live births in Australia, a difference of 0.0104 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Germany ahead.
Australia ranks 175th and Germany ranks 173rd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | 2.68 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4943 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1970s | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.341 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1980s | 1.14 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0288 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.7416 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6788 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0628 deaths per 100 live births | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.5693 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4797 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0896 deaths per 100 live births | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.4081 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3943 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0138 deaths per 100 live births | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.3701 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3704 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0003 deaths per 100 live births | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Australia or Germany?
- Germany, at 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3607 deaths per 100 live births in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Australia and Germany?
- 0.0104 deaths per 100 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 child mortality rate?
- Australia ranks 175th and Germany ranks 173rd 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 Child 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 under five years, per 100 live births .