Child mortality rate implies the number of deaths (registered), by Indigenous status, during the calendar year, in the 0 to 4 year old age group, per 100,000 of the Indigenous status estimated resident population of the same age at the mid-point of the year (30 June).
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Child mortality rate Australia 2008-2020, by indigenous status
In 2020 the child mortality rate of indigenous peoples in Australia under the age of five was 147.5 deaths per 100,000. By comparison, the non-Indigenous child mortality rate was less than half that of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the country. In 2008 the Australian government made a commitment to achieving equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through the Closing the Gap framework. One of the commitments made by this framework was to halve the Indigenous child mortality rate in the country over a decade from 2008. Although some progress was made, this target was not achieved.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (November 19, 2021). Child deaths per 100,000 children under age five in Australia from 2008 to 2020, by indigenous status [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/641817/australia-child-mortality-by-indigenous-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Child deaths per 100,000 children under age five in Australia from 2008 to 2020, by indigenous status." Chart. November 19, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/641817/australia-child-mortality-by-indigenous-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Child deaths per 100,000 children under age five in Australia from 2008 to 2020, by indigenous status. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/641817/australia-child-mortality-by-indigenous-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Child Deaths per 100,000 Children under Age Five in Australia from 2008 to 2020, by Indigenous Status." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 19 Nov 2021, /statistics/641817/australia-child-mortality-by-indigenous-status/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Child deaths per 100,000 children under age five in Australia from 2008 to 2020, by indigenous status ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/641817/australia-child-mortality-by-indigenous-status/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Child deaths per 100,000 children under age five in Australia from 2008 to 2020, by indigenous status [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, November 19, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/641817/australia-child-mortality-by-indigenous-status/
