3302.0 - Deaths, Australia, 2009 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 10/11/2010   
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INFANT DEATHS

  • In 2009, there were 1,300 infant deaths (deaths of children less than one year of age) registered in Australia, 2.9% more than the number registered in 2008 (1,200).
  • The infant mortality rate in 2009 was 4.3 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, a small increase on the rate in 2008 (4.1 infant deaths per 1,000 live births).







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