At a glance: Austria

UNICEF in Austria

The Austrian National Committee for UNICEF was established in 1962. It promotes the survival, protection and development of all children worldwide through fundraising, advocacy and education.

The Austrian Committee’s work focuses on:

  • Fundraising for UNICEF programmes of work; 
  • Selling UNICEF Greeting Cards;
  • Advocating for the world's children; 
  • Keeping the public informed about situations faced by the world’s children and how to help; 
  • Lobbying for children´s rights in Austria and around the world;
  • Creating educational materials for teachers, children and parents.

Goodwill Ambassadors for UNICEF in Austria include Thomas Brezina and Christiane Hörbiger.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Basic Indicators

Under-5 mortality rank

169

Under-5 mortality rate, 1990

9

Under-5 mortality rate, 2009

4

Infant mortality rate (under 1), 1990

8

Infant mortality rate (under 1), 2009

3

Neonatal mortality rate, 2009

2

Total population (thousands), 2009

8364

Annual no. of births (thousands), 2009

76

Annual no. of under-5 deaths (thousands), 2009

0

GNI per capita (US$), 2009

46850

Life expectancy at birth (years), 2009

80

Total adult literacy rate (%), 2005-2008*

-

Primary school net enrolment/attendance (%), 2005-2009*

97

% share of household income 2000-2009*, lowest 40%

22

% share of household income 2000-2009*, highest 20%

38

Definitions and data sources [popup]

Source: The State of the World's Children

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