What is infant mortality rate in Austria?

Infant mortality rate in Austria was 0.2801 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Austria?

The highest recorded value was 6.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Austria?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2801 deaths per 100 live births in 2023.

How does Austria rank for infant mortality rate?

Austria ranks 177th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Austria?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Austria data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Austria

Name: Infant mortality rate in Austria
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Austria: Infant mortality rate was 0.2801 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.2801 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

up 0.0%

World rank

177th

of 199 countries

All-time high

6.69 deaths per 100 live births

in 1949

All-time low

0.2801 deaths per 100 live births

in 2023

Years of data

1949–2024

Infant mortality rate in Austria, 1949–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Austria is 0.2801 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Austria peaked at 6.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.2801 deaths per 100 live births, in 2023.

Austria ranks 177th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	6.69 deaths per 100 live births	6.69 deaths per 100 live births	6.69 deaths per 100 live births	1
1950s	4.93 deaths per 100 live births	3.94 deaths per 100 live births	6.25 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	2.99 deaths per 100 live births	2.55 deaths per 100 live births	3.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.04 deaths per 100 live births	1.46 deaths per 100 live births	2.52 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.1 deaths per 100 live births	0.8381 deaths per 100 live births	1.39 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.6073 deaths per 100 live births	0.465 deaths per 100 live births	0.7965 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.4124 deaths per 100 live births	0.369 deaths per 100 live births	0.4555 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.3187 deaths per 100 live births	0.2912 deaths per 100 live births	0.36 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.2827 deaths per 100 live births	0.2801 deaths per 100 live births	0.2877 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Austria

174 Hungary 0.3071 deaths per 100 live births compare
175 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.3048 deaths per 100 live births compare
176 Lithuania 0.2831 deaths per 100 live births compare
178 Portugal 0.2669 deaths per 100 live births compare
179 Israel 0.2659 deaths per 100 live births compare
180 Spain 0.2621 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Austria

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,266 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 27 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 50,963 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 48,027 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 49,137 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 46,408 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 48,114 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 45,674 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Austria?: Infant mortality rate in Austria was 0.2801 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Austria?: The highest recorded value was 6.69 deaths per 100 live births in 1949.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Austria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2801 deaths per 100 live births in 2023.
How does Austria rank for infant mortality rate?: Austria ranks 177th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Austria?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Austria data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .