What is neonatal mortality rate in Australia?

Neonatal mortality rate in Australia was 0.2276 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Australia?

The highest recorded value was 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in 1968.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Australia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2276 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Australia rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Australia ranks 171st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Australia data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Australia

Name: Neonatal mortality rate in Australia
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Australia: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.2276 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.2276 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.5%

World rank

171st

of 199 countries

All-time high

1.29 deaths per 100 live births

in 1968

All-time low

0.2276 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1968–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Australia, 1968–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Australia stood at 0.2276 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Australia peaked at 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.2276 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Australia ranks 171st of 199 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
1960s	1.28 deaths per 100 live births	1.28 deaths per 100 live births	1.29 deaths per 100 live births	2
1970s	1.04 deaths per 100 live births	0.7556 deaths per 100 live births	1.26 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	0.5856 deaths per 100 live births	0.4849 deaths per 100 live births	0.7061 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.3935 deaths per 100 live births	0.3548 deaths per 100 live births	0.4637 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.3262 deaths per 100 live births	0.2885 deaths per 100 live births	0.352 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.2447 deaths per 100 live births	0.2339 deaths per 100 live births	0.2756 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.2327 deaths per 100 live births	0.2276 deaths per 100 live births	0.2361 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Australia

168 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.2419 deaths per 100 live births compare
169 United Arab Emirates 0.2361 deaths per 100 live births compare
170 Germany 0.2296 deaths per 100 live births compare
172 Belgium 0.222 deaths per 100 live births compare
173 Austria 0.2181 deaths per 100 live births compare
174 Greece 0.2175 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Australia

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 906.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 178,762 (2025)
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)

All data for Australia →

Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Australia?: Neonatal mortality rate in Australia was 0.2276 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 1.29 deaths per 100 live births in 1968.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2276 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Australia rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Australia ranks 171st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .