Australia vs Austria: Youth mortality rate
Australia
0.4432 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Austria
0.4077 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Australia rank
175th
Austria rank
178th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Australia
- Austria
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.4432 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4077 deaths per 100 live births in Austria, a difference of 0.0355 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Austria ahead.
Australia ranks 175th and Austria ranks 178th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Austria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Austria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.17 deaths per 100 live births | 5.62 deaths per 100 live births | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1960s | 2.68 deaths per 100 live births | 3.89 deaths per 100 live births | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1970s | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6252 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1980s | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 1.53 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1638 deaths per 100 live births | Austria |
| 1990s | 0.9046 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8855 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0191 deaths per 100 live births | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.6829 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6091 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0738 deaths per 100 live births | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.4979 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4699 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0281 deaths per 100 live births | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.4529 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4137 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0392 deaths per 100 live births | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Australia or Austria?
- Australia, at 0.4432 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4077 deaths per 100 live births in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Australia and Austria?
- 0.0355 deaths per 100 live births, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Austria?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Austria rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Australia ranks 175th and Austria ranks 178th 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.