Australia: infant mortality rate 1870-2020

The infant mortality rate in Australia, for children under the age of one year old, was 111 deaths per thousand births in 1870. This means that for all babies born in 1870, over eleven percent did not survive past their first birthday. Over the course of the next 150 years, this number has dropped significantly, reaching its lowest point ever in 2020 to three deaths per thousand births.

Infant mortality rate (under one year old) in Australia from 1870 to 2020*

Characteristic	Deaths per 1,000 live births
2020	24
2015	21
2010	20
2005	18
2000	16
1995	12
1990	10
1985	9
1980	7
1975	5
1970	5
1965	4
1960	4
1955	3
1950	27
1945	32.8
1940	39
1935	41.2
1930	52
1925	58
1920	64.6
1915	70.2
1910	77.8
1905	97.2
1900	112.6
1895	108.4
1890	119.4
1885	125
1880	121.8
1875	120
1870	111

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Release date

June 2019

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Region

Australia

Survey time period

1870 to 2020

Supplementary notes

* All data given is an average of annual data from the preceding five year period.
UN data used from 1955 onwards. Data prior to 1955 can be found here.

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