Australia vs Ireland: Youth mortality rate
Australia
0.4432 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ireland
0.4449 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Australia rank
175th
Ireland rank
174th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Australia
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.4449 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4432 deaths per 100 live births in Australia, a difference of 0.0017 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Australia ranks 175th and Ireland ranks 174th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.37 deaths per 100 live births | 5 deaths per 100 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1960s | 2.68 deaths per 100 live births | 3.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5929 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1970s | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | 2.29 deaths per 100 live births | 0.189 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0081 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.9046 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9459 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0413 deaths per 100 live births | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.6829 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6772 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0057 deaths per 100 live births | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.4979 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4553 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0426 deaths per 100 live births | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.4529 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4313 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0217 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 Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.4449 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4432 deaths per 100 live births in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Australia and Ireland?
- 0.0017 deaths per 100 live births, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ireland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Ireland rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Australia ranks 175th and Ireland ranks 174th 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.