Infant mortality rate in Australia
Australia: Infant mortality rate was 3.09 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Australia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Australia recorded 3.09 for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Australia peaked at 5.1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.09, in 2024.
Australia ranks 158th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.1 | — |
| 2001 | 5.02 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 4.95 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 4.9 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 4.84 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 4.76 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 4.65 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 4.52 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 4.36 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 4.19 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 3.81 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 3.63 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 3.48 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.36 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 3.28 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 3.24 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.22 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 3.22 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.22 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.21 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 3.2 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 3.17 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 3.13 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 3.09 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.73 | 4.19 | 5.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.45 | 3.22 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.16 | 3.09 | 3.21 | 5 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 906.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.6511 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.086 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.5937 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0908 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Australia?
- Infant mortality rate in Australia was 3.09 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.09 in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for infant mortality rate?
- Australia ranks 158th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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