Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Australia

Australia: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 0.3725 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.3725
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
178th
of 200 countries
All-time high
0.9187
in 1990
All-time low
0.3725
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Australia, 1990–2024

00.20.40.60.811990200720241990: 0.9191991: 0.8851992: 0.8541993: 0.8251994: 0.7971995: 0.7691996: 0.7411997: 0.7131998: 0.6851999: 0.6582000: 0.6312001: 0.6062002: 0.5822003: 0.562004: 0.542005: 0.5222006: 0.5062007: 0.4922008: 0.482009: 0.4692010: 0.4592011: 0.4492012: 0.4392013: 0.4292014: 0.422015: 0.4112016: 0.4022017: 0.3942018: 0.3882019: 0.3822020: 0.3792021: 0.3772022: 0.3762023: 0.3752024: 0.372

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.3725 for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Australia peaked at 0.9187 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3725, in 2024.

That places Australia 178th out of 200 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 among children ages 5 to 9 years in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5) in Australia, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 175 France 0.3808 compare
  2. 176 Portugal 0.3767 compare
  3. 177 Israel 0.3762 compare
  4. 179 Japan 0.37 compare
  5. 180 Finland 0.3626 compare
  6. 181 Netherlands 0.3583 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Australia?
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Australia was 0.3725 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9187 in 1990.
What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3725 in 2024.
How does Australia rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
Australia ranks 178th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
213 places, 7,455 data points, 1990–2024
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