Australia Infant Mortality Rate 1950-2025

Chart and table of the Australia infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current infant mortality rate for Australia in 2025 is 2.620 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.09% decline from 2024.
  • The infant mortality rate for Australia in 2024 was 2.676 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.05% decline from 2023.
  • The infant mortality rate for Australia in 2023 was 2.732 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.67% decline from 2022.
  • The infant mortality rate for Australia in 2022 was 2.807 deaths per 1000 live births, a 2.6% decline from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Infant Mortality Rate
Country Name 2025 Infant Mortality Rate
Trinidad and Tobago 19.023
Aruba 12.039
Panama 12.012
New Caledonia 9.945
Seychelles 9.450
Barbados 8.722
Argentina 8.541
Curacao 7.579
Guam 7.418
Uruguay 7.351
Kuwait 5.855
Oman 5.790
Chile 5.563
Channel Islands 5.443
French Polynesia 5.340
Qatar 5.285
United States 5.204
Bahamas 5.057
Saudi Arabia 5.021
Bahrain 4.930
UAE 4.575
Puerto Rico 4.496
Antigua and Barbuda 4.415
Malta 4.072
Canada 3.744
Lithuania 3.366
Hungary 3.326
Croatia 3.263
New Zealand 3.187
United Kingdom 3.166
Taiwan 3.101
Switzerland 2.875
Cyprus 2.873
Latvia 2.798
Poland 2.666
Australia 2.620
France 2.557
Denmark 2.532
Luxembourg 2.301
Macao 2.220
Belgium 2.211
Greece 2.205
Austria 2.190
Portugal 2.168
Israel 2.144
Italy 2.061
Germany 2.027
Netherlands 2.007
Spain 1.899
Ireland 1.776
South Korea 1.721
Estonia 1.624
Sweden 1.616
Norway 1.594
Japan 1.497
Slovenia 1.483
Singapore 1.364
Finland 1.340
Hong Kong 1.132
Iceland 0.927
Australia - Historical Infant Mortality Rate Data
Year Infant Mortality Rate Growth Rate
2025 2.620 -2.090%
2024 2.676 -2.050%
2023 2.732 -2.670%
2022 2.807 -2.600%
2021 2.882 -2.540%
2020 2.957 -2.470%
2019 3.032 -2.410%
2018 3.107 -3.240%
2017 3.211 -3.140%
2016 3.315 -3.040%
2015 3.419 -2.950%
2014 3.523 -2.870%
2013 3.627 -4.120%
2012 3.783 -3.960%
2011 3.939 -3.790%
2010 4.094 -3.670%
2009 4.250 -3.540%
2008 4.406 -2.370%
2007 4.513 -2.320%
2006 4.620 -2.260%
2005 4.727 -2.210%
2004 4.834 -2.170%
2003 4.941 -2.060%
2002 5.045 -2.000%
2001 5.148 -1.980%
2000 5.252 -1.920%
1999 5.355 -1.910%
1998 5.459 -3.700%
1997 5.669 -3.590%
1996 5.880 -3.450%
1995 6.090 -3.350%
1994 6.301 -3.230%
1993 6.511 -6.180%
1992 6.940 -5.820%
1991 7.369 -5.510%
1990 7.799 -5.210%
1989 8.228 -4.960%
1988 8.657 -2.920%
1987 8.917 -2.840%
1986 9.178 -2.750%
1985 9.438 -2.690%
1984 9.699 -2.610%
1983 9.959 -4.440%
1982 10.422 -4.250%
1981 10.885 -4.070%
1980 11.347 -3.920%
1979 11.810 -3.770%
1978 12.273 -6.320%
1977 13.101 -5.950%
1976 13.930 -5.610%
1975 14.758 -5.320%
1974 15.587 -5.040%
1973 16.415 -2.160%
1972 16.778 -2.120%
1971 17.142 -2.070%
1970 17.505 -2.040%
1969 17.869 -1.990%
1968 18.232 -1.390%
1967 18.489 -1.380%
1966 18.747 -1.350%
1965 19.004 -1.340%
1964 19.262 -1.320%
1963 19.519 -1.850%
1962 19.886 -1.810%
1961 20.252 -1.780%
1960 20.619 -1.740%
1959 20.985 -1.720%
1958 21.352 -2.140%
1957 21.818 -2.090%
1956 22.284 -2.040%
1955 22.749 -2.010%
1954 23.215 -1.970%
1953 23.681 -1.930%
1952 24.147 -1.890%
1951 24.613 -1.850%
1950 25.078 0.000%