Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Austria
Austria: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex was 0.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Austria, 1947–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Austria stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 77 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Austria peaked at 7.6% in 1947 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
That places Austria 214th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 7.6% | — |
| 1948 | 7.0% | -7.8% |
| 1949 | 6.4% | -8.0% |
| 1950 | 5.7% | -11.1% |
| 1951 | 5.2% | -9.2% |
| 1952 | 4.5% | -12.6% |
| 1953 | 4.3% | -4.8% |
| 1954 | 4.2% | -3.0% |
| 1955 | 4.0% | -5.5% |
| 1956 | 3.8% | -2.7% |
| 1957 | 3.8% | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 3.7% | -4.5% |
| 1959 | 3.6% | -1.5% |
| 1960 | 3.3% | -9.2% |
| 1961 | 2.9% | -12.6% |
| 1962 | 2.9% | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 2.8% | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 2.5% | -9.0% |
| 1965 | 2.5% | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 2.4% | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 2.2% | -7.9% |
| 1968 | 2.2% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 2.1% | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 2.1% | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 2.2% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 2.2% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.9% | -9.5% |
| 1974 | 2.0% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | -12.2% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | -8.9% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 1.3% | -14.0% |
| 1979 | 1.3% | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | -15.1% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | -11.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | -15.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -12.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -21.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -21.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -18.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -13.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 7.0% | 6.4% | 7.6% | 3 |
| 1950s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Austria?
- Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Austria was 0.2% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 1947.
- What is the lowest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- How does Austria rank for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Austria ranks 214th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying in infancy, by sex rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.