Mortality rate age 5-9 in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 0.3755 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 5-9 in Australia and New Zealand stood at 0.3755. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 0.9694 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3755, in 2024.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 178th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9694 | — |
| 1991 | 0.9324 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9002 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8661 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8355 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8082 | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7789 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7542 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7231 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6944 | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6628 | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6398 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6116 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5895 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5641 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.544 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5287 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5123 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.498 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4824 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4714 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4611 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4485 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4378 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4296 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4194 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4112 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4024 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3958 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3908 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3868 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3824 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3804 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3792 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3755 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8262 | 0.6944 | 0.9694 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5633 | 0.4824 | 0.6628 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4268 | 0.3908 | 0.4714 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3809 | 0.3755 | 0.3868 | 5 |
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More health data for Australia and New Zealand
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 525 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 3.79 (2024)
- Infant deaths 1,179 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 0.9024 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 3.24 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1,377 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 852 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-9 in Australia and New Zealand?
- Mortality rate age 5-9 in Australia and New Zealand was 0.3755 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9694 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3755 in 2024.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 178th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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