Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Australia
Australia: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 118 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Australia, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Australia stood at 118. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Australia peaked at 233 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 118, in 2024.
That places Australia 111th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 233 | — |
| 1991 | 226 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 220 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 212 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 206 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 200 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 194 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 188 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 182 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 177 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 170 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 163 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 156 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 150 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 144 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 139 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 135 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 132 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 129 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 127 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 126 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 125 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 125 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 126 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 126 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 127 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 127 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 126 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 125 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 124 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 123 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 123 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 121 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 120 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 118 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 203.8 | 177 | 233 | 10 |
| 2000s | 144.5 | 127 | 170 | 10 |
| 2010s | 125.7 | 124 | 127 | 10 |
| 2020s | 121 | 118 | 123 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Australia?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Australia was 118 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 233 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 118 in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Australia ranks 111th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years