Mortality rate age 5-14 in Australia
Australia: Mortality rate age 5-14 was 0.8288 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-14 in Australia, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.8288 for mortality rate age 5-14 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-14 in Australia peaked at 1.9 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.8288, in 2024.
That places Australia 179th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 5-14 in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.9 | — |
| 1991 | 1.84 | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.78 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 1.72 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 1.67 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.61 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.56 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.5 | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 1.44 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 1.39 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 1.33 | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.28 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.23 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.19 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.14 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.11 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.08 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.05 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.02 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9805 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9611 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9422 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9234 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9056 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8884 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8725 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8588 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8474 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8389 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8337 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8316 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8316 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8318 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8288 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.64 | 1.39 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 | 1 | 1.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9019 | 0.8389 | 0.9805 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8315 | 0.8288 | 0.8337 | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 906.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (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 mortality rate age 5-14 in Australia?
- Mortality rate age 5-14 in Australia was 0.8288 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-14 recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-14 recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8288 in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for mortality rate age 5-14?
- Australia ranks 179th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-14 rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 5-14 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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