Mortality rate age 5-9 in Australia
Australia: Mortality rate age 5-9 was 0.3725 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3725
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
179th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.9187
in 1990
All-time low
0.3725
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Mortality rate age 5-9 in Australia, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate age 5-9 in Australia stood at 0.3725. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-9 in Australia peaked at 0.9187 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3725, 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 5-9 in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9187 | — |
| 1991 | 0.8853 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8544 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8254 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7971 | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7694 | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7414 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7132 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6851 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6577 | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6311 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6058 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.582 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5599 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5397 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5218 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5061 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4923 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4801 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4691 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4589 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4489 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4391 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4293 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4198 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4106 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4018 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3942 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3875 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3824 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3788 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3768 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3759 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3749 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3725 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7848 | 0.6577 | 0.9187 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5388 | 0.4691 | 0.6311 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4172 | 0.3824 | 0.4589 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3758 | 0.3725 | 0.3788 | 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, total, annual growth rate 0.6216 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1768 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3212 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-9 in Australia?
- Mortality rate age 5-9 in Australia was 0.3725 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9187 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-9 recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3725 in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for mortality rate age 5-9?
- Australia ranks 179th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-9 rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 5-9 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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