Deaths age 5 to 9 in Australia

Australia: Deaths age 5 to 9 was 118 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
118
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
112th
of 201 countries
All-time high
233
in 1990
All-time low
118
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Deaths age 5 to 9 in Australia, 1990–2024

0501001502002501990200720241990: 2331991: 2261992: 2201993: 2121994: 2061995: 2001996: 1941997: 1881998: 1821999: 1772000: 1702001: 1632002: 1562003: 1502004: 1442005: 1392006: 1352007: 1322008: 1292009: 1272010: 1262011: 1252012: 1252013: 1262014: 1262015: 1272016: 1272017: 1262018: 1252019: 1242020: 1232021: 1232022: 1212023: 1202024: 118

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Australia recorded 118 for deaths age 5 to 9 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths age 5 to 9 in Australia peaked at 233 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 118, in 2024.

Australia ranks 112th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Deaths age 5 to 9 in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Deaths age 5 to 9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Australia, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 233
1991 226 -3.0%
1992 220 -2.7%
1993 212 -3.6%
1994 206 -2.8%
1995 200 -2.9%
1996 194 -3.0%
1997 188 -3.1%
1998 182 -3.2%
1999 177 -2.7%
2000 170 -4.0%
2001 163 -4.1%
2002 156 -4.3%
2003 150 -3.8%
2004 144 -4.0%
2005 139 -3.5%
2006 135 -2.9%
2007 132 -2.2%
2008 129 -2.3%
2009 127 -1.6%
2010 126 -0.8%
2011 125 -0.8%
2012 125 +0.0%
2013 126 +0.8%
2014 126 +0.0%
2015 127 +0.8%
2016 127 +0.0%
2017 126 -0.8%
2018 125 -0.8%
2019 124 -0.8%
2020 123 -0.8%
2021 123 +0.0%
2022 121 -1.6%
2023 120 -0.8%
2024 118 -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 203.8 177 233 10
2000s 144.5 127 170 10
2010s 125.7 124 127 10
2020s 121 118 123 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 109 Botswana 139 compare
  2. 110 Romania 129 compare
  3. 111 Cuba 125 compare
  4. 113 Oman 115 compare
  5. 114 Paraguay 113 compare
  6. 115 Panama 108 compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

More health data for Australia

All data for Australia →

Frequently asked questions

What is deaths age 5 to 9 in Australia?
Deaths age 5 to 9 in Australia was 118 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest deaths age 5 to 9 recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 233 in 1990.
What is the lowest deaths age 5 to 9 recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 118 in 2024.
How does Australia rank for deaths age 5 to 9?
Australia ranks 112th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is deaths age 5 to 9 rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Deaths age 5 to 9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Deaths age 5 to 9 in Australia. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/deaths-age-5-to-9-un-igme-estimate-2024/australia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/deaths-age-5-to-9-un-igme-estimate-2024/australia/">Deaths age 5 to 9 in Australia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Deaths age 5 to 9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed