Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births rose 0% to 3.70 in Australia in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Australia reached an all time high of 24.9 in 1960 and an all time low of 3.70 in 2020. When compared to Australia's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Indonesia amounted to 23.0, 8.60 in Malaysia, 4.70 in New Zealand and 43.9 in Papua New Guinea in 2020.
Australia has been ranked 148th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Australia | 4.00 | 3.90 | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | 33.4 | 31.8 | 30.3 | 29.0 | 27.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 28.8 | 27.7 | 26.6 | 25.6 | 24.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 8.00 | 8.10 | 8.10 | 8.30 | 8.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 5.70 | 5.50 | 5.40 | 5.20 | 5.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 52.4 | 51.0 | 49.7 | 48.2 | 46.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | 30.1 | 29.6 | 29.1 | 28.5 | 27.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.60 | 2.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 11.3 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 9.90 | 9.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | 22.0 | 21.8 | 21.6 | 21.4 | 21.3 |
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