Neonatal mortality rate in Australia
Australia: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Australia, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, neonatal mortality rate in Australia stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Australia peaked at 1.8% in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.
Australia ranks 176th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
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- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 168,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 173,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 163,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 166,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 158,717 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Australia?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Australia was 0.2% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1951.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- How does Australia rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Australia ranks 176th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days