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