Australia · annual SERIES
Neonatal mortality rate in Australia
Deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1,000 live births, both sexes.
2.28per 1,000 live births
2024Observation year
-1.48% from 2023
Source note for 2024: {"display":"2.3 [2.1-2.4]","low":"2.120081603","high":"2.436940214","comments":null}
per 1,000 live births · World Health Organization · Missing observations remain gaps.
Underlying data
Download CSV| Year | Value | Status & source note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.276414844 | present · {"display":"2.3 [2.1-2.4]","low":"2.120081603","high":"2.436940214","comments":null} |
| 2023 | 2.310530331 | present · {"display":"2.3 [2.2-2.4]","low":"2.200137329","high":"2.426825801","comments":null} |
| 2022 | 2.336138437 | present · {"display":"2.3 [2.2-2.4]","low":"2.248127934","high":"2.428103990","comments":null} |
| 2021 | 2.352720879 | present · {"display":"2.4 [2.3-2.4]","low":"2.270061634","high":"2.437587176","comments":null} |
| 2020 | 2.361014905 | present · {"display":"2.4 [2.3-2.4]","low":"2.275631638","high":"2.444756623","comments":null} |
| 2019 | 2.358624096 | present · {"display":"2.4 [2.3-2.4]","low":"2.272354700","high":"2.443446882","comments":null} |
| 2018 | 2.349191624 | present · {"display":"2.3 [2.3-2.4]","low":"2.267626923","high":"2.431227430","comments":null} |
| 2017 | 2.339598076 | present · {"display":"2.3 [2.3-2.4]","low":"2.257837680","high":"2.421575838","comments":null} |
| 2016 | 2.338858127 | present · {"display":"2.3 [2.3-2.4]","low":"2.256634819","high":"2.420774976","comments":null} |
| 2015 | 2.350645112 | present · {"display":"2.4 [2.3-2.4]","low":"2.268223092","high":"2.435455112","comments":null} |
| 2014 | 2.384510392 | present · {"display":"2.4 [2.3-2.5]","low":"2.299293974","high":"2.472389017","comments":null} |
| 2013 | 2.441825731 | present · {"display":"2.4 [2.4-2.5]","low":"2.354916938","high":"2.529619945","comments":null} |
| 2012 | 2.524013414 | present · {"display":"2.5 [2.4-2.6]","low":"2.432223878","high":"2.615761752","comments":null} |
| 2011 | 2.631422837 | present · {"display":"2.6 [2.5-2.7]","low":"2.537439104","high":"2.725437722","comments":null} |
| 2010 | 2.755891535 | present · {"display":"2.8 [2.7-2.9]","low":"2.660554028","high":"2.855622737","comments":null} |
| 2009 | 2.884519095 | present · {"display":"2.9 [2.8-3.0]","low":"2.784274992","high":"2.989302468","comments":null} |
| 2008 | 3.002910525 | present · {"display":"3.0 [2.9-3.1]","low":"2.902556884","high":"3.110894367","comments":null} |
| 2007 | 3.108521661 | present · {"display":"3.1 [3.0-3.2]","low":"2.999372912","high":"3.220772624","comments":null} |
| 2006 | 3.197089703 | present · {"display":"3.2 [3.1-3.3]","low":"3.082642297","high":"3.313153713","comments":null} |
| 2005 | 3.270168470 | present · {"display":"3.3 [3.2-3.4]","low":"3.150859191","high":"3.390087369","comments":null} |
| 2004 | 3.331926316 | present · {"display":"3.3 [3.2-3.5]","low":"3.209355546","high":"3.452735388","comments":null} |
| 2003 | 3.387226065 | present · {"display":"3.4 [3.3-3.5]","low":"3.269311716","high":"3.507083752","comments":null} |
| 2002 | 3.436750589 | present · {"display":"3.4 [3.3-3.6]","low":"3.317333425","high":"3.561993385","comments":null} |
| 2001 | 3.481787148 | present · {"display":"3.5 [3.4-3.6]","low":"3.360591906","high":"3.605300137","comments":null} |
| 2000 | 3.520446329 | present · {"display":"3.5 [3.4-3.6]","low":"3.397197532","high":"3.645170103","comments":null} |
Definition & method
WHO/UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation country estimates. NumericValue is the central estimate; original displayed intervals and comments are retained in source notes.
Deaths during the first 28 completed days of life per 1,000 live births, both sexes.
What to keep in mind
- Estimated mortality rates include uncertainty; the source note retains original displayed intervals.
- This is a population statistic, not individual clinical guidance.
- New source vintages may revise historical estimates.