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

Latest (2024)
0.3755
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
178th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.9694
in 1990
All-time low
0.3755
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Mortality rate age 5-9 in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2024

00.20.40.60.811990200720241990: 0.9691991: 0.9321992: 0.91993: 0.8661994: 0.8361995: 0.8081996: 0.7791997: 0.7541998: 0.7231999: 0.6942000: 0.6632001: 0.642002: 0.6122003: 0.5892004: 0.5642005: 0.5442006: 0.5292007: 0.5122008: 0.4982009: 0.4822010: 0.4712011: 0.4612012: 0.4492013: 0.4382014: 0.432015: 0.4192016: 0.4112017: 0.4022018: 0.3962019: 0.3912020: 0.3872021: 0.3822022: 0.382023: 0.3792024: 0.375

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

Annual values for Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Australia and New Zealand, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 175 France 0.3808 compare
  2. 176 Portugal 0.3767 compare
  3. 177 Israel 0.3762 compare
  4. 179 Australia 0.3725 compare
  5. 180 Japan 0.37 compare
  6. 181 Finland 0.3626 compare

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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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Indicator
Mortality rate age 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1990–2024
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