Key Market Indicators
Child mortality in Australia is expected to reduce from 1,150 deaths in 2021 to 1,060 by 2026, representing an average yearly decrease of 1.4%. Since 1965, Australia has seen a steady year-on-year fall in mortality of 0.8%. In 2021, Australia was ranked 107th in the world for child mortality, with Djibouti being the leading country at 1,150 deaths. India, Pakistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo placed second, third and fourth respectively. The immunisation coverage of Australian children aged 12-23 months is set to grow from 96% in 2021 to 97% by 2026. The country has seen an average yearly increase of 0.2 points since 1985, and is currently ranked 56th in the world. Poland leads the ranking with 96% of children immunised, followed by Greece, Mongolia and Latvia in second, third and fourth place respectively.
