Number of infant deaths in Austria
Austria: Number of infant deaths was 215 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths in Austria, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths in Austria is 215, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Austria peaked at 4,624 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 215, in 2024.
Austria ranks 141st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of infant deaths in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,624 | — |
| 1961 | 4,485 | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 4,345 | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 4,158 | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 3,958 | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 3,717 | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 3,517 | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 3,377 | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 3,264 | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 3,132 | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 2,920 | -6.8% |
| 1971 | 2,714 | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 2,536 | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 2,302 | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 2,089 | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 1,889 | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 1,636 | -13.4% |
| 1977 | 1,431 | -12.5% |
| 1978 | 1,315 | -8.1% |
| 1979 | 1,248 | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 1,226 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 1,214 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 1,179 | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 1,099 | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 1,012 | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 942 | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 874 | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 817 | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 775 | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 742 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 712 | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 696 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 671 | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 630 | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 575 | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 514 | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 469 | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 431 | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 395 | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 370 | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 355 | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 342 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 335 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 330 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 323 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 316 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 306 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 295 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 288 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 282 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 278 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 272 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 263 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 256 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 253 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 255 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 259 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 261 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 255 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 248 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 242 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 240 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 235 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 223 | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 215 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,858 | 3,132 | 4,624 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,008 | 1,248 | 2,920 | 10 |
| 1980s | 988 | 742 | 1,226 | 10 |
| 1990s | 546.3 | 370 | 712 | 10 |
| 2000s | 317.2 | 282 | 355 | 10 |
| 2010s | 260 | 248 | 278 | 10 |
| 2020s | 231 | 215 | 242 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Austria?
- Number of infant deaths in Austria was 215 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 4,624 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 215 in 2024.
- How does Austria rank for number of infant deaths?
- Austria ranks 141st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.