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In 2010, there were 1,200 infant deaths (deaths of children less than one year of age) registered in Australia, 2.5% less than the number registered in 2009 (1,300).
The infant mortality rate in 2010 was 4.1 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, a small decrease on the rate in 2009 (4.3 infant deaths per 1,000 live births).