Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Australia
Australia: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood was 0.0065 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0065 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
171st
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.07 under-five deaths per woman
in 1875
All-time low
0.006 under-five deaths per woman
in 2021
Years of data
155
1870–2024
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Australia, 1870–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Australia stood at 0.0065 under-five deaths per woman.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Australia peaked at 1.07 under-five deaths per woman in 1875 and was at its lowest, 0.006 under-five deaths per woman, in 2021.
That places Australia 171st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Australia, year by year
| Year | under-five deaths per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.8806 under-five deaths per woman | — |
| 1871 | 0.7973 under-five deaths per woman | -9.5% |
| 1872 | 0.9086 under-five deaths per woman | +13.9% |
| 1873 | 0.8783 under-five deaths per woman | -3.3% |
| 1874 | 0.9661 under-five deaths per woman | +10.0% |
| 1875 | 1.07 under-five deaths per woman | +10.6% |
| 1876 | 0.8884 under-five deaths per woman | -16.9% |
| 1877 | 0.9367 under-five deaths per woman | +5.4% |
| 1878 | 0.9823 under-five deaths per woman | +4.9% |
| 1879 | 0.8505 under-five deaths per woman | -13.4% |
| 1880 | 0.8558 under-five deaths per woman | +0.6% |
| 1881 | 0.8469 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1882 | 0.992 under-five deaths per woman | +17.1% |
| 1883 | 0.8782 under-five deaths per woman | -11.5% |
| 1884 | 0.9348 under-five deaths per woman | +6.4% |
| 1885 | 0.9637 under-five deaths per woman | +3.1% |
| 1886 | 0.9378 under-five deaths per woman | -2.7% |
| 1887 | 0.8541 under-five deaths per woman | -8.9% |
| 1888 | 0.8523 under-five deaths per woman | -0.2% |
| 1889 | 0.9723 under-five deaths per woman | +14.1% |
| 1890 | 0.7608 under-five deaths per woman | -21.8% |
| 1891 | 0.8186 under-five deaths per woman | +7.6% |
| 1892 | 0.7249 under-five deaths per woman | -11.4% |
| 1893 | 0.7878 under-five deaths per woman | +8.7% |
| 1894 | 0.647 under-five deaths per woman | -17.9% |
| 1895 | 0.615 under-five deaths per woman | -4.9% |
| 1896 | 0.6679 under-five deaths per woman | +8.6% |
| 1897 | 0.5992 under-five deaths per woman | -10.3% |
| 1898 | 0.7339 under-five deaths per woman | +22.5% |
| 1899 | 0.6553 under-five deaths per woman | -10.7% |
| 1900 | 0.5463 under-five deaths per woman | -16.6% |
| 1901 | 0.5702 under-five deaths per woman | +4.4% |
| 1902 | 0.5807 under-five deaths per woman | +1.8% |
| 1903 | 0.5752 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1904 | 0.4147 under-five deaths per woman | -27.9% |
| 1905 | 0.4112 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1906 | 0.3983 under-five deaths per woman | -3.1% |
| 1907 | 0.3867 under-five deaths per woman | -2.9% |
| 1908 | 0.3695 under-five deaths per woman | -4.5% |
| 1909 | 0.3356 under-five deaths per woman | -9.2% |
| 1910 | 0.3524 under-five deaths per woman | +5.0% |
| 1911 | 0.3285 under-five deaths per woman | -6.8% |
| 1912 | 0.3516 under-five deaths per woman | +7.0% |
| 1913 | 0.3516 under-five deaths per woman | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.3458 under-five deaths per woman | -1.7% |
| 1915 | 0.3285 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 1916 | 0.2974 under-five deaths per woman | -9.5% |
| 1917 | 0.2303 under-five deaths per woman | -22.6% |
| 1918 | 0.2446 under-five deaths per woman | +6.2% |
| 1919 | 0.2924 under-five deaths per woman | +19.5% |
| 1920 | 0.2924 under-five deaths per woman | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.2779 under-five deaths per woman | -4.9% |
| 1922 | 0.2208 under-five deaths per woman | -20.6% |
| 1923 | 0.24 under-five deaths per woman | +8.7% |
| 1924 | 0.2259 under-five deaths per woman | -5.9% |
| 1925 | 0.2058 under-five deaths per woman | -8.9% |
| 1926 | 0.2002 under-five deaths per woman | -2.7% |
| 1927 | 0.2024 under-five deaths per woman | +1.1% |
| 1928 | 0.1982 under-five deaths per woman | -2.0% |
| 1929 | 0.1799 under-five deaths per woman | -9.3% |
| 1930 | 0.1646 under-five deaths per woman | -8.5% |
| 1931 | 0.1283 under-five deaths per woman | -22.1% |
| 1932 | 0.1175 under-five deaths per woman | -8.4% |
| 1933 | 0.1157 under-five deaths per woman | -1.5% |
| 1934 | 0.1224 under-five deaths per woman | +5.9% |
| 1935 | 0.1136 under-five deaths per woman | -7.2% |
| 1936 | 0.1217 under-five deaths per woman | +7.1% |
| 1937 | 0.112 under-five deaths per woman | -8.0% |
| 1938 | 0.1115 under-five deaths per woman | -0.4% |
| 1939 | 0.112 under-five deaths per woman | +0.5% |
| 1940 | 0.1134 under-five deaths per woman | +1.2% |
| 1941 | 0.1239 under-five deaths per woman | +9.3% |
| 1942 | 0.1225 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 1943 | 0.1292 under-five deaths per woman | +5.4% |
| 1944 | 0.1089 under-five deaths per woman | -15.7% |
| 1945 | 0.1039 under-five deaths per woman | -4.6% |
| 1946 | 0.1152 under-five deaths per woman | +10.8% |
| 1947 | 0.1102 under-five deaths per woman | -4.3% |
| 1948 | 0.1015 under-five deaths per woman | -7.9% |
| 1949 | 0.0962 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 1950 | 0.0968 under-five deaths per woman | +0.6% |
| 1951 | 0.0948 under-five deaths per woman | -2.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0962 under-five deaths per woman | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 0.0941 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 0.0917 under-five deaths per woman | -2.6% |
| 1955 | 0.0916 under-five deaths per woman | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 0.0907 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 0.091 under-five deaths per woman | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 0.089 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 1959 | 0.0875 under-five deaths per woman | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 0.0858 under-five deaths per woman | -1.9% |
| 1961 | 0.086 under-five deaths per woman | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0814 under-five deaths per woman | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0774 under-five deaths per woman | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0716 under-five deaths per woman | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0665 under-five deaths per woman | -7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0638 under-five deaths per woman | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0626 under-five deaths per woman | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.063 under-five deaths per woman | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0626 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0613 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0616 under-five deaths per woman | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0556 under-five deaths per woman | -9.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0484 under-five deaths per woman | -13.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0428 under-five deaths per woman | -11.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0373 under-five deaths per woman | -12.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0334 under-five deaths per woman | -10.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0307 under-five deaths per woman | -8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0281 under-five deaths per woman | -8.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0261 under-five deaths per woman | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0247 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0243 under-five deaths per woman | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0236 under-five deaths per woman | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0229 under-five deaths per woman | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0215 under-five deaths per woman | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0216 under-five deaths per woman | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0205 under-five deaths per woman | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0196 under-five deaths per woman | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0187 under-five deaths per woman | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0179 under-five deaths per woman | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0175 under-five deaths per woman | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0161 under-five deaths per woman | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0154 under-five deaths per woman | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0144 under-five deaths per woman | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0135 under-five deaths per woman | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0128 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0122 under-five deaths per woman | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0118 under-five deaths per woman | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0114 under-five deaths per woman | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0112 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.011 under-five deaths per woman | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0106 under-five deaths per woman | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0106 under-five deaths per woman | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0104 under-five deaths per woman | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0104 under-five deaths per woman | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0106 under-five deaths per woman | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0105 under-five deaths per woman | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0108 under-five deaths per woman | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0105 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0099 under-five deaths per woman | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0093 under-five deaths per woman | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0087 under-five deaths per woman | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0083 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0078 under-five deaths per woman | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0072 under-five deaths per woman | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.007 under-five deaths per woman | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0069 under-five deaths per woman | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0067 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0068 under-five deaths per woman | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0063 under-five deaths per woman | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.006 under-five deaths per woman | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.006 under-five deaths per woman | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0067 under-five deaths per woman | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0066 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0065 under-five deaths per woman | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.9158 under-five deaths per woman | 0.7973 under-five deaths per woman | 1.07 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.9088 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8469 under-five deaths per woman | 0.992 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.701 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5992 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8186 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4589 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3356 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5807 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3123 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2303 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3524 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2243 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1799 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2924 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1219 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1115 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1646 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1125 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0962 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1292 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0923 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0875 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0968 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0721 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0626 under-five deaths per woman | 0.086 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0425 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0261 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0616 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0215 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0179 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0247 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0136 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0112 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0175 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0105 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0099 under-five deaths per woman | 0.011 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0075 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0063 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0093 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0064 under-five deaths per woman | 0.006 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0067 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 168 Netherlands 0.0069 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 169 Belgium 0.0068 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 170 Cyprus 0.0068 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 172 Monaco 0.0062 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 173 Switzerland 0.0061 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 174 Lithuania 0.0058 under-five deaths per woman compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Australia?
- Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Australia was 0.0065 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 under-five deaths per woman in 1875.
- What is the lowest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.006 under-five deaths per woman in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Australia ranks 171st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).