What is youth mortality rate in Austria?

Youth mortality rate in Austria was 0.4077 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Austria?

The highest recorded value was 6.23 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.

What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Austria?

The lowest recorded value was 0.4077 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Austria rank for youth mortality rate?

Austria ranks 178th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Austria?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Austria 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Youth mortality rate in Austria

Name: Youth mortality rate in Austria
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)

Austria: Youth mortality rate was 0.4077 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.4077 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 0.3%

World rank

178th

of 199 countries

All-time high

6.23 deaths per 100 live births

in 1954

All-time low

0.4077 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1954–2024

Youth mortality rate in Austria, 1954–2024

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

The most recent figure for youth mortality rate in Austria is 0.4077 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Austria peaked at 6.23 deaths per 100 live births in 1954 and was at its lowest, 0.4077 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Austria 178th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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	5.62 deaths per 100 live births	5.02 deaths per 100 live births	6.23 deaths per 100 live births	6
1960s	3.89 deaths per 100 live births	3.38 deaths per 100 live births	4.75 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.73 deaths per 100 live births	2 deaths per 100 live births	3.33 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.53 deaths per 100 live births	1.19 deaths per 100 live births	1.91 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	0.8855 deaths per 100 live births	0.6933 deaths per 100 live births	1.13 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.6091 deaths per 100 live births	0.5425 deaths per 100 live births	0.6774 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.4699 deaths per 100 live births	0.4283 deaths per 100 live births	0.5291 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.4137 deaths per 100 live births	0.4077 deaths per 100 live births	0.4225 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Austria

175 Australia 0.4432 deaths per 100 live births compare
176 Belgium 0.443 deaths per 100 live births compare
177 Israel 0.415 deaths per 100 live births compare
179 Portugal 0.4065 deaths per 100 live births compare
180 North Macedonia 0.4041 deaths per 100 live births compare
181 Spain 0.3972 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Austria

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,266 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 27 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 50,963 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 48,027 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 49,137 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 46,408 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 48,114 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 45,674 (2025)

All data for Austria →

Frequently asked questions

What is youth mortality rate in Austria?: Youth mortality rate in Austria was 0.4077 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Austria?: The highest recorded value was 6.23 deaths per 100 live births in 1954.
What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Austria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4077 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Austria rank for youth mortality rate?: Austria ranks 178th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Austria?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Austria 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Youth 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, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.