Number of infant deaths, female in Australia
Australia: Number of infant deaths, female was 419 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths, female in Australia, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, female in Australia stood at 419. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Australia peaked at 1,987 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 419, in 2024.
That places Australia 108th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of infant deaths, female in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,963 | — |
| 1961 | 1,975 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 1,953 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 1,895 | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 1,827 | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 1,753 | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 1,720 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 1,736 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 1,798 | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 1,866 | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 1,905 | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 1,987 | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 1,969 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 1,798 | -8.7% |
| 1974 | 1,628 | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 1,483 | -8.9% |
| 1976 | 1,333 | -10.1% |
| 1977 | 1,219 | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 1,144 | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 1,079 | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 1,033 | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 1,022 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 1,021 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 1,012 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 981 | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 959 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 939 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 906 | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 877 | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 849 | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 829 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 794 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 748 | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 714 | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 672 | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 638 | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 611 | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 594 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 576 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 562 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 553 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 540 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 536 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 535 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 534 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 541 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 544 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 555 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 562 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 547 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 524 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 504 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 489 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 475 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 454 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 443 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 442 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 441 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 443 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 442 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 429 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 427 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 430 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 424 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 419 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,849 | 1,720 | 1,975 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,554 | 1,079 | 1,987 | 10 |
| 1980s | 959.9 | 849 | 1,033 | 10 |
| 1990s | 673.8 | 562 | 829 | 10 |
| 2000s | 544.7 | 534 | 562 | 10 |
| 2010s | 465.7 | 441 | 524 | 10 |
| 2020s | 425.8 | 419 | 430 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Australia?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Australia was 419 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,987 in 1971.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 419 in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Australia ranks 108th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.