Australia vs Netherlands: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex

Australia
0.3%
in 2023
Netherlands
0.3%
in 2023
Australia rank
202nd
Netherlands rank
200th

Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time

  • Australia
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Netherlands ahead.

Australia ranks 202nd and Netherlands ranks 200th of 236 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Netherlands Difference Ahead
1920s 4.9% 5.7% 0.8% Netherlands
1930s 3.6% 3.6% 0.0% Netherlands
1940s 2.9% 3.7% 0.7% Netherlands
1950s 2.0% 1.8% 0.2% Australia
1960s 1.7% 1.3% 0.4% Australia
1970s 1.3% 0.9% 0.4% Australia
1980s 0.8% 0.7% 0.1% Australia
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Australia
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Australia
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Netherlands
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Australia or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Australia and Netherlands?
0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
103 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2023.
How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
Australia ranks 202nd and Netherlands ranks 200th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Unit
%
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.