Australia vs Ireland

Australia vs Ireland: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in Australia and 2.9 per 1,000 live births in Ireland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Australia, by 0.3 per 1,000 live births, or 1.11 times that in Ireland.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Australia vs Ireland: Infant mortalityInfant mortality in 2023: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in Australia and 2.9 per 1,000 live births in Ireland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Australia, by 0.3 per 1,000 live births, or 1.11 times that in Ireland.
AustraliaIrelandUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Australia has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Ireland.
  • In 2023, Australia ranked 197 and Ireland ranked 206 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Australia at 0.5 per 1,000 live births and Ireland at 0.5 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

YearAustraliaIrelandWorld
20233.22.927.3
20223.62.928.2
20213.43.328.4
20203.12.828.7
20193.23.129.2
20183.12.829.7
20173.4330.3
20163.13.131.1
20153.13.532.1
20143.43.432.9
20133.73.633.9
20123.33.335
20113.83.636.8
20104.13.737.7
20094.13.339.1
20084.33.940.4
20074.33.442
20064.84.143.7
20055.13.945.4
20044.74.747.2
20034.85.448.8
200255.450.6
20015.1652.2
20005.16.253.7
19995.75.955.5
19985657.1
19975.56.258.3
19965.76.259.6
19955.76.360.8
199465.762
19936662.9
19926.96.364.1
19916.97.564.9
19907.98.264.9
19898.57.966.2
19888.28.568
198797.868.6
19868.88.970.8
19859.88.772.9
19849.49.574.6
19839.79.876.1
198210.110.476.6
198110.410.278.7
198010.611.180.6
197911.112.982.5
197812.214.884.7
197712.415.686.4
197613.615.588.1
197513.817.289.6
197415.817.790.9
197315.717.992.1
197216.618.193.6
197117.818.396.1
197018.619.596.9
196918.520.698.3
19681820.8100.2
19671824103.1
196618.224.2104.9
196518.524.8106.4
196418.726.6106.1
196319.526.6107.7
196220.329.1110.2
196119.829.4121.5
196020.128.7131.8
195921.631.8125.7
195820.634.6117.7
195721.833.1120
195621.835.2121.9
195522.136.3124.8
195422.337.6127.7
195323.338.6130.1
195224.141.7132.7
195125.144.4136
195024.944.3138.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearAustraliaIrelandWorld
20242.62.3–32.62.2–3.126.9
20252.62.1–3.12.62–3.326.4
20262.52–3.22.51.8–3.425.9
20272.51.8–3.22.41.8–3.425.4
20282.41.8–3.32.31.7–3.424.9
20292.31.7–3.32.31.6–3.424.5
20302.31.6–3.32.21.5–3.424
20312.31.5–3.32.11.4–3.523.6
20322.21.4–3.32.11.4–3.523.2
20332.21.4–3.421.3–3.422.8
20342.11.3–3.521.2–3.422.3
20352.11.2–3.41.91.2–3.421.9
203621.2–3.41.91.1–3.321.5
203721.1–3.41.81.1–3.321.1
203821.1–3.31.81–3.220.8
20391.91–3.31.71–3.220.4
20401.91–3.31.70.9–3.120
20411.81–3.31.60.9–3.119.7
20421.80.9–3.31.60.8–3.119.4
20431.80.9–3.31.60.8–3.119
20441.70.9–3.31.50.8–318.7
20451.70.8–3.21.50.7–318.4
20461.70.8–3.21.50.7–2.918.2
20471.60.7–3.21.40.7–2.917.9
20481.60.7–3.11.40.6–2.917.7
20491.60.7–31.40.6–317.5
20501.50.7–3.11.40.6–2.917.3
20511.50.6–3.11.30.6–2.817.1
20521.50.6–3.11.30.6–2.816.9
20531.50.6–31.30.5–2.816.7
20541.40.5–3.11.20.5–2.716.5
20551.40.6–31.20.5–2.816.3
20561.40.5–31.20.5–2.716.1
20571.30.5–31.20.5–2.715.9
20581.30.5–31.10.4–2.615.7
20591.30.5–2.91.10.4–2.615.5
20601.30.4–2.91.10.4–2.615.3
20611.20.4–2.81.10.4–2.615.1
20621.20.4–2.810.4–2.614.9
20631.20.4–2.810.3–2.714.7
20641.20.4–2.910.3–2.614.5
20651.10.3–2.810.3–2.614.3
20661.10.3–2.810.3–2.514.1
20671.10.3–2.80.90.3–2.613.9
20681.10.3–2.80.90.3–2.513.8
20691.10.3–2.80.90.3–2.613.6
207010.2–2.70.90.3–2.513.4
207110.2–2.60.90.2–2.513.2
207210.2–2.60.90.2–2.513
207310.2–2.60.80.2–2.412.9
207410.2–2.60.80.2–2.412.7
20750.90.2–2.50.80.2–2.312.6
20760.90.1–2.50.80.2–2.312.4
20770.90.1–2.50.80.2–2.212.3
20780.90.1–2.50.80.2–2.212.1
20790.90.1–2.50.70.2–2.212
20800.80.1–2.50.70.1–2.211.8
20810.80.1–2.50.70.1–2.111.7
20820.80.1–2.50.70.1–2.111.6
20830.80.1–2.50.70.1–2.111.5
20840.80.1–2.40.70.1–2.111.4
20850.80.1–2.50.70.1–211.3
20860.70–2.40.60.1–211.1
20870.70–2.30.60.1–211
20880.70–2.40.60.1–1.910.9
20890.70–2.40.60.1–1.910.8
20900.70–2.30.60.1–1.910.7
20910.70–2.30.60.1–1.910.6
20920.60–2.40.60.1–1.910.5
20930.60–2.30.50.1–1.910.4
20940.60–2.30.50–1.910.3
20950.60–2.30.50–1.910.1
20960.60–2.30.50–1.810
20970.60–2.20.50–1.89.9
20980.60–2.20.50–1.79.8
20990.50–2.20.50–1.89.7
21000.50–2.20.50–1.79.6

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Good to know

  • Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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