Australia vs Netherlands: Children died before five per woman

Australia
0.0065
in 2024
Netherlands
0.0069
in 2024
Australia rank
171st
Netherlands rank
168th

Children died before five per woman over time

  • Australia
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.0069 against 0.0065 in Australia, a difference of 0.0004.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 155 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Netherlands ahead.

Australia ranks 171st and Netherlands ranks 168th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and Netherlands in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Netherlands Difference Ahead
1870s 0.9158 1.65 0.7361 Netherlands
1880s 0.9088 1.47 0.5563 Netherlands
1890s 0.701 1.17 0.4693 Netherlands
1900s 0.4589 0.8411 0.3823 Netherlands
1910s 0.3123 0.5602 0.2479 Netherlands
1920s 0.2243 0.317 0.0926 Netherlands
1930s 0.1219 0.1518 0.0299 Netherlands
1940s 0.1125 0.1773 0.0649 Netherlands
1950s 0.0923 0.0805 0.0119 Australia
1960s 0.0721 0.056 0.0161 Australia
1970s 0.0425 0.0257 0.0168 Australia
1980s 0.0215 0.015 0.0065 Australia
1990s 0.0136 0.0114 0.0023 Australia
2000s 0.0105 0.0094 0.0012 Australia
2010s 0.0075 0.007 0.0005 Australia
2020s 0.0064 0.0067 0.0004 Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children died before five per woman, Australia or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 0.0069 against 0.0065 in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in children died before five per woman between Australia and Netherlands?
0.0004, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
155 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2024.
How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for children died before five per woman?
Australia ranks 171st and Netherlands ranks 168th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children died before five per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed