Australia vs United Kingdom

Australia vs United Kingdom: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in Australia and 3.7 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0.5 per 1,000 live births, or 1.16 times that in Australia.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Australia vs United Kingdom: Infant mortalityInfant mortality in 2023: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in Australia and 3.7 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0.5 per 1,000 live births, or 1.16 times that in Australia.
AustraliaUnited KingdomUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 1993, when it overtook Australia.
  • In 2023, Australia ranked 197 and United Kingdom ranked 190 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Australia at 0.5 per 1,000 live births and United Kingdom at 0.7 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

YearAustraliaUnited KingdomWorld
20233.23.727.3
20223.63.828.2
20213.43.928.4
20203.13.728.7
20193.23.929.2
20183.13.829.7
20173.43.930.3
20163.13.831.1
20153.13.932.1
20143.43.832.9
20133.73.833.9
20123.34.135
20113.84.336.8
20104.14.437.7
20094.14.739.1
20084.34.840.4
20074.34.942
20064.85.143.7
20055.15.145.4
20044.75.147.2
20034.85.448.8
200255.250.6
20015.15.552.2
20005.15.553.7
19995.75.755.5
199855.757.1
19975.55.858.3
19965.76.259.6
19955.76.160.8
199466.162
199366.362.9
19926.96.564.1
19916.97.364.9
19907.9864.9
19898.58.466.2
19888.2968
198799.268.6
19868.89.570.8
19859.89.472.9
19849.49.774.6
19839.710.276.1
198210.110.976.6
198110.411.178.7
198010.612.480.6
197911.113.282.5
197812.213.684.7
197712.414.186.4
197613.614.288.1
197513.815.689.6
197415.816.490.9
197315.716.792.1
197216.61793.6
197117.817.896.1
197018.618.596.9
196918.518.298.3
19681818.7100.2
19671818.6103.1
196618.219.6104.9
196518.519.7106.4
196418.721.1106.1
196319.521.9107.7
196220.322.7110.2
196119.822.4121.5
196020.123.1131.8
195921.623125.7
195820.623.5117.7
195721.824.3120
195621.824.8121.9
195522.125.8124.8
195422.326.2127.7
195323.327.7130.1
195224.128.9132.7
195125.130.4136
195024.930.1138.1
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearAustraliaUnited KingdomWorld
20242.62.3–33.63.1–4.326.9
20252.62.1–3.13.52.8–4.526.4
20262.52–3.23.42.6–4.625.9
20272.51.8–3.23.32.4–4.825.4
20282.41.8–3.33.32.3–4.824.9
20292.31.7–3.33.22.2–4.824.5
20302.31.6–3.33.12.1–4.824
20312.31.5–3.332–4.823.6
20322.21.4–3.32.91.9–4.923.2
20332.21.4–3.42.91.8–4.922.8
20342.11.3–3.52.81.8–4.922.3
20352.11.2–3.42.71.7–4.921.9
203621.2–3.42.61.6–4.921.5
203721.1–3.42.61.6–4.821.1
203821.1–3.32.51.5–4.920.8
20391.91–3.32.51.5–4.820.4
20401.91–3.32.41.4–4.820
20411.81–3.32.31.3–4.719.7
20421.80.9–3.32.31.2–4.819.4
20431.80.9–3.32.21.2–4.819
20441.70.9–3.32.21.2–4.818.7
20451.70.8–3.22.11.1–4.818.4
20461.70.8–3.22.11.1–4.618.2
20471.60.7–3.221–4.817.9
20481.60.7–3.121–4.617.7
20491.60.7–321–4.617.5
20501.50.7–3.11.90.9–4.617.3
20511.50.6–3.11.90.9–4.417.1
20521.50.6–3.11.80.9–4.316.9
20531.50.6–31.80.8–4.216.7
20541.40.5–3.11.80.8–4.216.5
20551.40.6–31.70.8–4.216.3
20561.40.5–31.70.7–4.116.1
20571.30.5–31.60.7–415.9
20581.30.5–31.60.7–3.915.7
20591.30.5–2.91.60.7–3.815.5
20601.30.4–2.91.60.6–3.815.3
20611.20.4–2.81.50.6–3.715.1
20621.20.4–2.81.50.6–3.714.9
20631.20.4–2.81.50.5–3.714.7
20641.20.4–2.91.40.5–3.614.5
20651.10.3–2.81.40.5–3.514.3
20661.10.3–2.81.40.5–3.414.1
20671.10.3–2.81.40.5–3.513.9
20681.10.3–2.81.30.4–3.513.8
20691.10.3–2.81.30.4–3.413.6
207010.2–2.71.30.4–3.413.4
207110.2–2.61.30.4–3.313.2
207210.2–2.61.20.4–3.213
207310.2–2.61.20.4–3.212.9
207410.2–2.61.20.4–3.212.7
20750.90.2–2.51.20.3–3.212.6
20760.90.1–2.51.10.3–3.112.4
20770.90.1–2.51.10.3–3.112.3
20780.90.1–2.51.10.3–3.112.1
20790.90.1–2.51.10.3–3.112
20800.80.1–2.51.10.3–311.8
20810.80.1–2.510.3–311.7
20820.80.1–2.510.2–311.6
20830.80.1–2.510.2–311.5
20840.80.1–2.410.2–311.4
20850.80.1–2.510.2–2.911.3
20860.70–2.40.90.2–2.811.1
20870.70–2.30.90.2–2.811
20880.70–2.40.90.2–2.810.9
20890.70–2.40.90.1–2.910.8
20900.70–2.30.90.1–2.810.7
20910.70–2.30.90.1–2.910.6
20920.60–2.40.80.1–2.710.5
20930.60–2.30.80.1–2.610.4
20940.60–2.30.80.1–2.610.3
20950.60–2.30.80.1–2.610.1
20960.60–2.30.80.1–2.710
20970.60–2.20.80.1–2.69.9
20980.60–2.20.80.1–2.69.8
20990.50–2.20.70.1–2.69.7
21000.50–2.20.70.1–2.59.6

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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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