Mortality rate 1-59 months in Oceania
Oceania: Mortality rate 1-59 months was 9.26 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate 1-59 months in Oceania, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate 1-59 months in Oceania is 9.26, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate 1-59 months in Oceania peaked at 20.94 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 9.26, in 2024.
Oceania ranks 17th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate 1-59 months in Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.26 | — |
| 1991 | 19.48 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 18.85 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 18.44 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 18.2 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 18 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 17.85 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 20.94 | +17.3% |
| 1998 | 17.71 | -15.4% |
| 1999 | 17.7 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 17.65 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 17.68 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 17.64 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 17.46 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 17.19 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 16.73 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 16.24 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 15.56 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 14.94 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 14.61 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 14.23 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 13.89 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 13.5 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 13.15 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 12.91 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 14.52 | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 12.07 | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 11.68 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 11.34 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 11.05 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 10.8 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 10.41 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 9.97 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 9.61 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 9.26 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.74 | 17.7 | 20.94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.57 | 14.61 | 17.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.83 | 11.05 | 14.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.01 | 9.26 | 10.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 41.85 compare
- 15 Cameroon 40.88 compare
- 16 Madagascar 40.19 compare
- 17 Sudan 38.64 compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 37.98 compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 35.91 compare
- 20 Mozambique 35.06 compare
More health data for Oceania
- Infant deaths 10,322 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 6,670 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 15.19 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.49 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 18.93 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 12,861 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 2,539 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 6,191 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 9.76 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 3,652 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate 1-59 months in Oceania?
- Mortality rate 1-59 months in Oceania was 9.26 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate 1-59 months recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 20.94 in 1997.
- What is the lowest mortality rate 1-59 months recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.26 in 2024.
- How does Oceania rank for mortality rate 1-59 months?
- Oceania ranks 17th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate 1-59 months rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. 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 Mortality rate 1-59 months (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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