Number of child deaths per woman in Austria
Austria: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.0052 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0052 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
179th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.3 under-five deaths per woman
in 1855
All-time low
0.0049 under-five deaths per woman
in 2020
Years of data
191
1830–2024
Number of child deaths per woman in Austria, 1830–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0.0052 under-five deaths per woman for number of child deaths 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, number of child deaths per woman in Austria peaked at 2.3 under-five deaths per woman in 1855 and was at its lowest, 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman, 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.
Number of child deaths per woman in Austria, year by year
| Year | under-five deaths per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1830 | 1.96 under-five deaths per woman | — |
| 1831 | 2.23 under-five deaths per woman | +13.4% |
| 1832 | 2.01 under-five deaths per woman | -9.6% |
| 1833 | 2.15 under-five deaths per woman | +7.0% |
| 1834 | 2.24 under-five deaths per woman | +4.2% |
| 1835 | 2.05 under-five deaths per woman | -8.5% |
| 1836 | 1.96 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
| 1837 | 2.1 under-five deaths per woman | +7.2% |
| 1838 | 1.99 under-five deaths per woman | -5.1% |
| 1839 | 2.11 under-five deaths per woman | +6.2% |
| 1840 | 2.02 under-five deaths per woman | -4.3% |
| 1841 | 2.08 under-five deaths per woman | +2.9% |
| 1842 | 2.03 under-five deaths per woman | -2.4% |
| 1843 | 2.15 under-five deaths per woman | +5.7% |
| 1844 | 1.91 under-five deaths per woman | -11.1% |
| 1845 | 2.05 under-five deaths per woman | +7.4% |
| 1846 | 2.08 under-five deaths per woman | +1.6% |
| 1849 | 2.01 under-five deaths per woman | -3.2% |
| 1850 | 2.08 under-five deaths per woman | +3.3% |
| 1851 | 2.01 under-five deaths per woman | -3.6% |
| 1852 | 2.01 under-five deaths per woman | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 1.88 under-five deaths per woman | -6.2% |
| 1854 | 2.26 under-five deaths per woman | +20.2% |
| 1855 | 2.3 under-five deaths per woman | +1.8% |
| 1856 | 2 under-five deaths per woman | -13.3% |
| 1857 | 1.98 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1858 | 2.07 under-five deaths per woman | +4.6% |
| 1859 | 2.1 under-five deaths per woman | +1.6% |
| 1860 | 1.96 under-five deaths per woman | -6.6% |
| 1861 | 2.17 under-five deaths per woman | +10.4% |
| 1862 | 2.04 under-five deaths per woman | -6.0% |
| 1863 | 2.09 under-five deaths per woman | +2.7% |
| 1864 | 2.01 under-five deaths per woman | -4.2% |
| 1865 | 2.14 under-five deaths per woman | +6.9% |
| 1866 | 2.19 under-five deaths per woman | +2.1% |
| 1867 | 1.98 under-five deaths per woman | -9.7% |
| 1868 | 1.92 under-five deaths per woman | -2.8% |
| 1869 | 1.86 under-five deaths per woman | -3.2% |
| 1870 | 1.93 under-five deaths per woman | +3.6% |
| 1871 | 1.93 under-five deaths per woman | -0.1% |
| 1872 | 2.08 under-five deaths per woman | +8.2% |
| 1873 | 2.27 under-five deaths per woman | +9.2% |
| 1874 | 2.03 under-five deaths per woman | -10.9% |
| 1875 | 1.9 under-five deaths per woman | -6.3% |
| 1876 | 1.97 under-five deaths per woman | +4.0% |
| 1877 | 1.98 under-five deaths per woman | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 1.89 under-five deaths per woman | -4.6% |
| 1879 | 1.8 under-five deaths per woman | -4.7% |
| 1880 | 1.88 under-five deaths per woman | +4.4% |
| 1881 | 1.85 under-five deaths per woman | -1.5% |
| 1882 | 1.9 under-five deaths per woman | +2.6% |
| 1883 | 1.85 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 1884 | 1.84 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1885 | 1.86 under-five deaths per woman | +1.2% |
| 1886 | 1.83 under-five deaths per woman | -1.5% |
| 1887 | 1.78 under-five deaths per woman | -2.8% |
| 1888 | 1.79 under-five deaths per woman | +0.7% |
| 1889 | 1.7 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 1890 | 1.78 under-five deaths per woman | +4.7% |
| 1891 | 1.77 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1892 | 1.81 under-five deaths per woman | +2.5% |
| 1893 | 1.64 under-five deaths per woman | -9.3% |
| 1894 | 1.77 under-five deaths per woman | +7.6% |
| 1895 | 1.72 under-five deaths per woman | -2.6% |
| 1896 | 1.64 under-five deaths per woman | -4.5% |
| 1897 | 1.6 under-five deaths per woman | -2.4% |
| 1898 | 1.58 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1899 | 1.55 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 1900 | 1.63 under-five deaths per woman | +4.9% |
| 1901 | 1.48 under-five deaths per woman | -9.3% |
| 1902 | 1.53 under-five deaths per woman | +3.6% |
| 1903 | 1.44 under-five deaths per woman | -5.5% |
| 1904 | 1.42 under-five deaths per woman | -1.4% |
| 1905 | 1.5 under-five deaths per woman | +5.2% |
| 1906 | 1.32 under-five deaths per woman | -12.0% |
| 1907 | 1.32 under-five deaths per woman | +0.4% |
| 1908 | 1.24 under-five deaths per woman | -6.2% |
| 1909 | 1.29 under-five deaths per woman | +4.2% |
| 1910 | 1.13 under-five deaths per woman | -12.2% |
| 1911 | 1.18 under-five deaths per woman | +3.9% |
| 1912 | 1.03 under-five deaths per woman | -12.6% |
| 1913 | 1.03 under-five deaths per woman | -0.1% |
| 1914 | 0.8941 under-five deaths per woman | -13.1% |
| 1915 | 1.09 under-five deaths per woman | +21.7% |
| 1916 | 0.918 under-five deaths per woman | -15.6% |
| 1917 | 0.8498 under-five deaths per woman | -7.4% |
| 1918 | 0.8412 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1919 | 0.6458 under-five deaths per woman | -23.2% |
| 1922 | 0.8078 under-five deaths per woman | +25.1% |
| 1923 | 0.7061 under-five deaths per woman | -12.6% |
| 1924 | 0.6028 under-five deaths per woman | -14.6% |
| 1925 | 0.5264 under-five deaths per woman | -12.7% |
| 1926 | 0.5113 under-five deaths per woman | -2.9% |
| 1927 | 0.484 under-five deaths per woman | -5.3% |
| 1928 | 0.4534 under-five deaths per woman | -6.3% |
| 1929 | 0.4024 under-five deaths per woman | -11.3% |
| 1930 | 0.3634 under-five deaths per woman | -9.7% |
| 1931 | 0.339 under-five deaths per woman | -6.7% |
| 1932 | 0.3368 under-five deaths per woman | -0.7% |
| 1933 | 0.2726 under-five deaths per woman | -19.1% |
| 1934 | 0.252 under-five deaths per woman | -7.5% |
| 1935 | 0.2668 under-five deaths per woman | +5.9% |
| 1936 | 0.2458 under-five deaths per woman | -7.9% |
| 1937 | 0.2075 under-five deaths per woman | -15.6% |
| 1938 | 0.2183 under-five deaths per woman | +5.2% |
| 1939 | 0.2913 under-five deaths per woman | +33.4% |
| 1940 | 0.2795 under-five deaths per woman | -4.0% |
| 1941 | 0.2451 under-five deaths per woman | -12.3% |
| 1942 | 0.2454 under-five deaths per woman | +0.1% |
| 1943 | 0.2475 under-five deaths per woman | +0.9% |
| 1944 | 0.2604 under-five deaths per woman | +5.2% |
| 1945 | 0.4955 under-five deaths per woman | +90.3% |
| 1946 | 0.217 under-five deaths per woman | -56.2% |
| 1947 | 0.1954 under-five deaths per woman | -10.0% |
| 1948 | 0.1722 under-five deaths per woman | -11.9% |
| 1949 | 0.1433 under-five deaths per woman | -16.8% |
| 1950 | 0.1495 under-five deaths per woman | +4.4% |
| 1951 | 0.1355 under-five deaths per woman | -9.4% |
| 1952 | 0.1294 under-five deaths per woman | -4.5% |
| 1953 | 0.124 under-five deaths per woman | -4.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1212 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 1955 | 0.1234 under-five deaths per woman | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 0.1282 under-five deaths per woman | +3.9% |
| 1957 | 0.1279 under-five deaths per woman | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.1241 under-five deaths per woman | -3.0% |
| 1959 | 0.1217 under-five deaths per woman | -2.0% |
| 1960 | 0.1153 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 1961 | 0.1121 under-five deaths per woman | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 0.1062 under-five deaths per woman | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1012 under-five deaths per woman | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0954 under-five deaths per woman | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0885 under-five deaths per woman | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0838 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0799 under-five deaths per woman | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 0.077 under-five deaths per woman | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.073 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0667 under-five deaths per woman | -8.6% |
| 1971 | 0.063 under-five deaths per woman | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0582 under-five deaths per woman | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0519 under-five deaths per woman | -10.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0476 under-five deaths per woman | -8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0421 under-five deaths per woman | -11.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0358 under-five deaths per woman | -15.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0317 under-five deaths per woman | -11.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0289 under-five deaths per woman | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0273 under-five deaths per woman | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0268 under-five deaths per woman | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0259 under-five deaths per woman | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0244 under-five deaths per woman | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0219 under-five deaths per woman | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0203 under-five deaths per woman | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0186 under-five deaths per woman | -8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0172 under-five deaths per woman | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 0.016 under-five deaths per woman | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0152 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0145 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0139 under-five deaths per woman | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0136 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0129 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0119 under-five deaths per woman | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0108 under-five deaths per woman | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0098 under-five deaths per woman | -9.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0092 under-five deaths per woman | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0084 under-five deaths per woman | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0079 under-five deaths per woman | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0075 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0075 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0072 under-five deaths per woman | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0073 under-five deaths per woman | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0071 under-five deaths per woman | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0071 under-five deaths per woman | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0069 under-five deaths per woman | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0067 under-five deaths per woman | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0064 under-five deaths per woman | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0064 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0062 under-five deaths per woman | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0062 under-five deaths per woman | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.006 under-five deaths per woman | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0058 under-five deaths per woman | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0056 under-five deaths per woman | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0056 under-five deaths per woman | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0055 under-five deaths per woman | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0055 under-five deaths per woman | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0054 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0052 under-five deaths per woman | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0051 under-five deaths per woman | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.005 under-five deaths per woman | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0052 under-five deaths per woman | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0052 under-five deaths per woman | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0052 under-five deaths per woman | -0.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.0052 under-five deaths per woman is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0082 under-five deaths per woman, 63% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.0052 under-five deaths per woman is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0068 under-five deaths per woman, 77% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of child deaths 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | +90.3% | 0.2604 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4955 under-five deaths per woman |
| 1946 | -56.2% | 0.4955 under-five deaths per woman | 0.217 under-five deaths per woman |
| 1939 | +33.4% | 0.2183 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2913 under-five deaths per woman |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 2.08 under-five deaths per woman | 1.96 under-five deaths per woman | 2.24 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1840s | 2.04 under-five deaths per woman | 1.91 under-five deaths per woman | 2.15 under-five deaths per woman | 8 |
| 1850s | 2.07 under-five deaths per woman | 1.88 under-five deaths per woman | 2.3 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.04 under-five deaths per woman | 1.86 under-five deaths per woman | 2.19 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.98 under-five deaths per woman | 1.8 under-five deaths per woman | 2.27 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.83 under-five deaths per woman | 1.7 under-five deaths per woman | 1.9 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | 1.55 under-five deaths per woman | 1.81 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.42 under-five deaths per woman | 1.24 under-five deaths per woman | 1.63 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.9608 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6458 under-five deaths per woman | 1.18 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5618 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4024 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8078 under-five deaths per woman | 8 |
| 1930s | 0.2794 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2075 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3634 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2501 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1433 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4955 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1285 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1212 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1495 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0932 under-five deaths per woman | 0.073 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1153 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0453 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0273 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0667 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0201 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0145 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0268 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0106 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0075 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0139 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0069 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0062 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0075 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0056 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0051 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0062 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0051 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0052 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 176 Poland 0.0055 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 177 Hungary 0.0054 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 178 Iceland 0.0053 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 180 Greece 0.0051 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 181 Taiwan 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 182 Spain 0.0047 under-five deaths per woman compare
More reference data data for Austria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6222 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths per woman in Austria?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Austria was 0.0052 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 under-five deaths per woman in 1855.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0049 under-five deaths per woman in 2020.
- How does Austria rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Austria ranks 179th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).