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Children died before five per woman in Austria

Austria: Children died before five per woman was 0.0052 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0052
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
179th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.3
in 1855
All-time low
0.0049
in 2020
Years of data
191
1830–2024

Children died before five per woman in Austria, 1830–2024

00.511.522.5183019272024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Austria recorded 0.0052 for children died before five per woman in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Austria peaked at 2.3 in 1855 and was at its lowest, 0.0049, in 2020.

Austria ranks 179th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Children died before five per woman in Austria, year by year

Year Value Change
1830 1.96 —
1831 2.23 +13.4%
1832 2.01 -9.6%
1833 2.15 +7.0%
1834 2.24 +4.2%
1835 2.05 -8.5%
1836 1.96 -4.8%
1837 2.1 +7.2%
1838 1.99 -5.1%
1839 2.11 +6.2%
1840 2.02 -4.3%
1841 2.08 +2.9%
1842 2.03 -2.4%
1843 2.15 +5.7%
1844 1.91 -11.1%
1845 2.05 +7.4%
1846 2.08 +1.6%
1849 2.01 -3.2%
1850 2.08 +3.3%
1851 2.01 -3.6%
1852 2.01 +0.0%
1853 1.88 -6.2%
1854 2.26 +20.2%
1855 2.3 +1.8%
1856 2 -13.3%
1857 1.98 -0.8%
1858 2.07 +4.6%
1859 2.1 +1.6%
1860 1.96 -6.6%
1861 2.17 +10.4%
1862 2.04 -6.0%
1863 2.09 +2.7%
1864 2.01 -4.2%
1865 2.14 +6.9%
1866 2.19 +2.1%
1867 1.98 -9.7%
1868 1.92 -2.8%
1869 1.86 -3.2%
1870 1.93 +3.6%
1871 1.93 -0.1%
1872 2.08 +8.2%
1873 2.27 +9.2%
1874 2.03 -10.9%
1875 1.9 -6.3%
1876 1.97 +4.0%
1877 1.98 +0.2%
1878 1.89 -4.6%
1879 1.8 -4.7%
1880 1.88 +4.4%
1881 1.85 -1.5%
1882 1.9 +2.6%
1883 1.85 -2.2%
1884 1.84 -0.8%
1885 1.86 +1.2%
1886 1.83 -1.5%
1887 1.78 -2.8%
1888 1.79 +0.7%
1889 1.7 -5.0%
1890 1.78 +4.7%
1891 1.77 -0.8%
1892 1.81 +2.5%
1893 1.64 -9.3%
1894 1.77 +7.6%
1895 1.72 -2.6%
1896 1.64 -4.5%
1897 1.6 -2.4%
1898 1.58 -1.3%
1899 1.55 -2.2%
1900 1.63 +4.9%
1901 1.48 -9.3%
1902 1.53 +3.6%
1903 1.44 -5.5%
1904 1.42 -1.4%
1905 1.5 +5.2%
1906 1.32 -12.0%
1907 1.32 +0.4%
1908 1.24 -6.2%
1909 1.29 +4.2%
1910 1.13 -12.2%
1911 1.18 +3.9%
1912 1.03 -12.6%
1913 1.03 -0.1%
1914 0.8941 -13.1%
1915 1.09 +21.7%
1916 0.918 -15.6%
1917 0.8498 -7.4%
1918 0.8412 -1.0%
1919 0.6458 -23.2%
1922 0.8078 +25.1%
1923 0.7061 -12.6%
1924 0.6028 -14.6%
1925 0.5264 -12.7%
1926 0.5113 -2.9%
1927 0.484 -5.3%
1928 0.4534 -6.3%
1929 0.4024 -11.3%
1930 0.3634 -9.7%
1931 0.339 -6.7%
1932 0.3368 -0.7%
1933 0.2726 -19.1%
1934 0.252 -7.5%
1935 0.2668 +5.9%
1936 0.2458 -7.9%
1937 0.2075 -15.6%
1938 0.2183 +5.2%
1939 0.2913 +33.4%
1940 0.2795 -4.0%
1941 0.2451 -12.3%
1942 0.2454 +0.1%
1943 0.2475 +0.9%
1944 0.2604 +5.2%
1945 0.4955 +90.3%
1946 0.217 -56.2%
1947 0.1954 -10.0%
1948 0.1722 -11.9%
1949 0.1433 -16.8%
1950 0.1495 +4.4%
1951 0.1355 -9.4%
1952 0.1294 -4.5%
1953 0.124 -4.2%
1954 0.1212 -2.2%
1955 0.1234 +1.7%
1956 0.1282 +3.9%
1957 0.1279 -0.2%
1958 0.1241 -3.0%
1959 0.1217 -2.0%
1960 0.1153 -5.2%
1961 0.1121 -2.8%
1962 0.1062 -5.3%
1963 0.1012 -4.7%
1964 0.0954 -5.8%
1965 0.0885 -7.3%
1966 0.0838 -5.2%
1967 0.0799 -4.7%
1968 0.077 -3.7%
1969 0.073 -5.2%
1970 0.0667 -8.6%
1971 0.063 -5.6%
1972 0.0582 -7.6%
1973 0.0519 -10.8%
1974 0.0476 -8.3%
1975 0.0421 -11.7%
1976 0.0358 -15.0%
1977 0.0317 -11.3%
1978 0.0289 -8.8%
1979 0.0273 -5.5%
1980 0.0268 -1.9%
1981 0.0259 -3.5%
1982 0.0244 -5.8%
1983 0.0219 -10.2%
1984 0.0203 -7.5%
1985 0.0186 -8.2%
1986 0.0172 -7.5%
1987 0.016 -7.1%
1988 0.0152 -4.8%
1989 0.0145 -5.0%
1990 0.0139 -3.9%
1991 0.0136 -2.1%
1992 0.0129 -5.0%
1993 0.0119 -7.7%
1994 0.0108 -9.6%
1995 0.0098 -9.2%
1996 0.0092 -5.8%
1997 0.0084 -8.9%
1998 0.0079 -5.7%
1999 0.0075 -4.8%
2000 0.0075 -0.9%
2001 0.0072 -3.4%
2002 0.0073 +1.8%
2003 0.0071 -2.8%
2004 0.0071 -0.0%
2005 0.0069 -3.4%
2006 0.0067 -2.7%
2007 0.0064 -3.9%
2008 0.0064 -0.6%
2009 0.0062 -3.1%
2010 0.0062 +0.0%
2011 0.006 -3.3%
2012 0.0058 -3.0%
2013 0.0056 -3.5%
2014 0.0056 -1.2%
2015 0.0055 -0.6%
2016 0.0055 +0.3%
2017 0.0054 -2.2%
2018 0.0052 -4.0%
2019 0.0051 -2.2%
2020 0.0049 -3.0%
2021 0.005 +0.8%
2022 0.0052 +4.9%
2023 0.0052 +0.1%
2024 0.0052 -0.1%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 0.0052 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082, 63% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 0.0052 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0068, 77% of the median. (51 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Children died before five per woman in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1945 +90.3% 0.2604 0.4955
1946 -56.2% 0.4955 0.217
1939 +33.4% 0.2183 0.2913

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1830s 2.08 1.96 2.24 10
1840s 2.04 1.91 2.15 8
1850s 2.07 1.88 2.3 10
1860s 2.04 1.86 2.19 10
1870s 1.98 1.8 2.27 10
1880s 1.83 1.7 1.9 10
1890s 1.69 1.55 1.81 10
1900s 1.42 1.24 1.63 10
1910s 0.9608 0.6458 1.18 10
1920s 0.5618 0.4024 0.8078 8
1930s 0.2794 0.2075 0.3634 10
1940s 0.2501 0.1433 0.4955 10
1950s 0.1285 0.1212 0.1495 10
1960s 0.0932 0.073 0.1153 10
1970s 0.0453 0.0273 0.0667 10
1980s 0.0201 0.0145 0.0268 10
1990s 0.0106 0.0075 0.0139 10
2000s 0.0069 0.0062 0.0075 10
2010s 0.0056 0.0051 0.0062 10
2020s 0.0051 0.0049 0.0052 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 176 Poland 0.0055 compare
  2. 177 Hungary 0.0054 compare
  3. 178 Iceland 0.0053 compare
  4. 180 Greece 0.0051 compare
  5. 181 Taiwan 0.0049 compare
  6. 182 Spain 0.0047 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Austria?
Children died before five per woman in Austria was 0.0052 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 2.3 in 1855.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0049 in 2020.
How does Austria rank for children died before five per woman?
Austria ranks 179th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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