Infant mortality rate in Oceania
Oceania: Infant mortality rate was 15.19 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Oceania, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Oceania is 15.19, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Oceania peaked at 26.37 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 15.19, in 2024.
That places Oceania 18th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.84 | — |
| 1991 | 25.47 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 24.9 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 24.77 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 24.62 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 24.54 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 24.54 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 26.37 | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 24.67 | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 24.6 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 24.52 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 24.59 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 24.41 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 24.2 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 23.83 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 23.3 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 22.79 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 21.84 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 21.28 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 20.98 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 20.54 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 20.18 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 19.6 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 19.29 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 19.09 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 19.64 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 18.08 | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 17.74 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 17.33 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 17.14 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 17.01 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 16.4 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 16.01 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 15.56 | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 15.19 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.03 | 24.54 | 26.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.17 | 20.98 | 24.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.86 | 17.14 | 20.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.04 | 15.19 | 17.01 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 15 Equatorial Guinea 47.6 compare
- 16 Mali 47.52 compare
- 17 Benin 45.19 compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 44.82 compare
- 19 Mozambique 43.72 compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 43.63 compare
- 21 Djibouti 43 compare
More health data for Oceania
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 3.79 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 2,539 (2024)
- Infant deaths 10,322 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 12,861 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 18.93 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 6,191 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.49 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 6,670 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 3,652 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 9.26 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Oceania?
- Infant mortality rate in Oceania was 15.19 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 26.37 in 1997.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.19 in 2024.
- How does Oceania rank for infant mortality rate?
- Oceania ranks 18th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Infant mortality rate (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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