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*
* 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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UN DESA, & Gapminder. (June 17, 2019). Infant mortality rate (under one year old) in Australia from 1870 to 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042623/australia-all-time-infant-mortality-rate/
UN DESA, und Gapminder. "Infant mortality rate (under one year old) in Australia from 1870 to 2020*." Chart. June 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042623/australia-all-time-infant-mortality-rate/
UN DESA, Gapminder. (2019). Infant mortality rate (under one year old) in Australia from 1870 to 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042623/australia-all-time-infant-mortality-rate/
UN DESA, and Gapminder. "Infant Mortality Rate (under One Year Old) in Australia from 1870 to 2020*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1042623/australia-all-time-infant-mortality-rate/
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