Number of youth deaths in Australia
Australia: Number of youth deaths was 1,365 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Australia, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1,365 deaths for number of youth deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Australia peaked at 2,821 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,365 deaths, in 2024.
Australia ranks 111th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Australia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,821 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 2,706 deaths | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 2,575 deaths | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 2,456 deaths | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 2,335 deaths | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 2,231 deaths | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 2,142 deaths | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 2,068 deaths | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 2,003 deaths | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 1,949 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 1,904 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 1,854 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 1,820 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1,802 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1,782 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1,780 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,777 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,786 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,794 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,753 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1,691 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 1,629 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 1,578 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 1,530 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1,472 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1,440 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 1,438 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,436 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,441 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,438 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,406 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 1,399 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1,399 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,383 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1,365 deaths | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,329 deaths | 1,949 deaths | 2,821 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,805 deaths | 1,753 deaths | 1,904 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,509 deaths | 1,436 deaths | 1,691 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,390 deaths | 1,365 deaths | 1,406 deaths | 5 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.086 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.5937 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Australia?
- Number of youth deaths in Australia was 1,365 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,821 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,365 deaths in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for number of youth deaths?
- Australia ranks 111th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.