Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Australia

Australia: Extreme poverty vs child mortality was 0.3607 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.3607
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
175th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.3
in 1980
All-time low
0.3607
in 2024
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Australia, 1980–2024

0.40.60.811.21.41980200220241980: 1.31981: 1.31982: 1.21983: 1.21984: 1.21985: 1.11986: 1.11987: 1.11988: 11989: 0.9711990: 0.9191991: 0.8661992: 0.8151993: 0.771994: 0.7311995: 0.7011996: 0.6781997: 0.6591998: 0.6451999: 0.6322000: 0.6192001: 0.6082002: 0.5982003: 0.5912004: 0.5832005: 0.5722006: 0.5582007: 0.5412008: 0.5222009: 0.52010: 0.4772011: 0.4532012: 0.4312013: 0.4132014: 0.3982015: 0.3882016: 0.3832017: 0.382018: 0.3792019: 0.3792020: 0.3772021: 0.3752022: 0.3712023: 0.3662024: 0.361

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, extreme poverty vs child mortality in Australia stood at 0.3607. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs child mortality in Australia peaked at 1.3 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.3607, in 2024.

Australia ranks 175th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.14 0.9714 1.3 10
1990s 0.7416 0.6317 0.9195 10
2000s 0.5693 0.5 0.6192 10
2010s 0.4081 0.3786 0.4766 10
2020s 0.3701 0.3607 0.3773 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 172 Belgium 0.3721 compare
  2. 173 Germany 0.3711 compare
  3. 174 Hungary 0.3707 compare
  4. 176 Lithuania 0.3377 compare
  5. 177 Israel 0.334 compare
  6. 178 Austria 0.3322 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is extreme poverty vs child mortality in Australia?
Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Australia was 0.3607 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 1.3 in 1980.
What is the lowest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3607 in 2024.
How does Australia rank for extreme poverty vs child mortality?
Australia ranks 175th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is extreme poverty vs child mortality rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Extreme poverty vs child mortality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 8,896 data points, 1980–2024
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