Adolescent mortality rate in Australia
Australia: Adolescent mortality rate was 0.4105 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adolescent mortality rate in Australia, 1990–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.4105 for adolescent mortality rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescent mortality rate in Australia peaked at 0.9861 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.4105, in 2021.
That places Australia 178th out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adolescent mortality rate in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9861 | — |
| 1991 | 0.9555 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9262 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8975 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.8694 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8416 | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8142 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7869 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7599 | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7335 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7076 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.683 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6597 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6377 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6174 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5986 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5814 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5656 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5513 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.538 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5256 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5138 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5026 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4917 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4811 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.471 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4613 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4512 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4411 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4308 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4204 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4105 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8571 | 0.7335 | 0.9861 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.614 | 0.538 | 0.7076 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.477 | 0.4308 | 0.5256 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4154 | 0.4105 | 0.4204 | 2 |
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More health data for Australia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 906.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0965 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0844 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescent mortality rate in Australia?
- Adolescent mortality rate in Australia was 0.4105 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9861 in 1990.
- What is the lowest adolescent mortality rate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4105 in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for adolescent mortality rate?
- Australia ranks 178th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adolescent mortality rate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Adolescent mortality rate (per 1 000 age specific cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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