Infant Mortality Rate: Australia
Australia's infant mortality rate is currently 3.1 per 1,000 births as of 2024. # Australia Infant Mortality Rate Australia's infant mortality rate stands at 3.
Current (2024)
3.1 per 1,000 births
+0.0% y/y
Peak (1960)
20.4 per 1,000 births
Low (2023)
3.1 per 1,000 births
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Infant Mortality Rate — Australia
1960 — 2024
Infant Mortality Rate — Australia
Analysis# Australia Infant Mortality Rate
Australia's infant mortality rate stands at 3.1 per 1,000 births in 2024, reflecting one of the world's lowest rates. Since 1960, when the rate peaked at 20.4 per 1,000 births, Australia has achieved an 84.8% reduction in infant mortality. The nation reached its all-time low of 3.1 in 2023, a milestone sustained into 2024. This dramatic improvement spans six decades of advances in healthcare infrastructure, maternal services, and neonatal care.
The rate has stabilized at exceptionally low levels since 2015, hovering between 3.1 and 3.3 per 1,000 births with minimal annual variation. This plateau suggests Australia has reached the effectiveness threshold of current medical interventions, with further improvements requiring breakthrough innovations rather than incremental gains. The consistency of these figures over the past decade indicates sustained excellence in healthcare delivery and infant care outcomes.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.1 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2023 | 3.1 per 1,000 births | -3.13% |
| 2022 | 3.2 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2021 | 3.2 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2020 | 3.2 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2019 | 3.2 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2018 | 3.2 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2017 | 3.2 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2016 | 3.2 per 1,000 births | -3.03% |
| 2015 | 3.3 per 1,000 births | -2.94% |
| 2014 | 3.4 per 1,000 births | -2.86% |
| 2013 | 3.5 per 1,000 births | -2.78% |
| 2012 | 3.6 per 1,000 births | -5.26% |
| 2011 | 3.8 per 1,000 births | -5.00% |
| 2010 | 4 per 1,000 births | -4.76% |
| 2009 | 4.2 per 1,000 births | -4.55% |
| 2008 | 4.4 per 1,000 births | -2.22% |
| 2007 | 4.5 per 1,000 births | -4.26% |
| 2006 | 4.7 per 1,000 births | -2.08% |
| 2005 | 4.8 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
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| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.8 per 1,000 births | -2.04% |
| 2003 | 4.9 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2002 | 4.9 per 1,000 births | -2.00% |
| 2001 | 5 per 1,000 births | -1.96% |
| 2000 | 5.1 per 1,000 births | -1.92% |
| 1999 | 5.2 per 1,000 births | -1.89% |
| 1998 | 5.3 per 1,000 births | -1.85% |
| 1997 | 5.4 per 1,000 births | -3.57% |
| 1996 | 5.6 per 1,000 births | -1.75% |
| 1995 | 5.7 per 1,000 births | -5.00% |
| 1994 | 6 per 1,000 births | -4.76% |
| 1993 | 6.3 per 1,000 births | -5.97% |
| 1992 | 6.7 per 1,000 births | -5.63% |
| 1991 | 7.1 per 1,000 births | -6.58% |
| 1990 | 7.6 per 1,000 births | -5.00% |
| 1989 | 8 per 1,000 births | -4.76% |
| 1988 | 8.4 per 1,000 births | -3.45% |
| 1987 | 8.7 per 1,000 births | -4.40% |
| 1986 | 9.1 per 1,000 births | -2.15% |
| 1985 | 9.3 per 1,000 births | -3.12% |
| 1984 | 9.6 per 1,000 births | -2.04% |
| 1983 | 9.8 per 1,000 births | -2.97% |
| 1982 | 10.1 per 1,000 births | -2.88% |
| 1981 | 10.4 per 1,000 births | -3.70% |
| 1980 | 10.8 per 1,000 births | -4.42% |
| 1979 | 11.3 per 1,000 births | -5.04% |
| 1978 | 11.9 per 1,000 births | -6.30% |
| 1977 | 12.7 per 1,000 births | -5.93% |
| 1976 | 13.5 per 1,000 births | -6.25% |
| 1975 | 14.4 per 1,000 births | -5.88% |
| 1974 | 15.3 per 1,000 births | -5.56% |
| 1973 | 16.2 per 1,000 births | -4.14% |
| 1972 | 16.9 per 1,000 births | -3.43% |
| 1971 | 17.5 per 1,000 births | -2.23% |
| 1970 | 17.9 per 1,000 births | -1.10% |
| 1969 | 18.1 per 1,000 births | -0.55% |
| 1968 | 18.2 per 1,000 births | -0.55% |
| 1967 | 18.3 per 1,000 births | -0.54% |
| 1966 | 18.4 per 1,000 births | -0.54% |
| 1965 | 18.5 per 1,000 births | -1.60% |
| 1964 | 18.8 per 1,000 births | -1.57% |
| 1963 | 19.1 per 1,000 births | -2.05% |
| 1962 | 19.5 per 1,000 births | -2.50% |
| 1961 | 20 per 1,000 births | -1.96% |
| 1960 | 20.4 per 1,000 births | — |
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