In the reporting period of 2022-2023, about 7.3 people died per 1,000 standard inhabitants in the Northern Territory in Australia. In comparison, Western Australia recorded 4.91 deaths per 1,000 inhabitants in this period.

During the 2022-2023 reporting period, about 5.26 people died per 1,000 standard inhabitants in Australia. This figure represents a slight increase compared to the previous year.

The death rate in Australia increased by 0.6 deaths per 1,000 inhabitants (+8.96 percent) in 2022 in comparison to the previous year. With 7.3 deaths per 1,000 inhabitants, the death rate thereby reached its highest value in the observed period. The crude death rate is the annual number of deaths divided by the total population, expressed per 1,000 people.Find more key insights for the death rate in countries like Solomon Islands and Micronesia.

UNICEF's country profile for Australia, including under-five mortality rates, child health, education and sanitation data.

The number of deaths in Australia decreased significantly in 2023 compared to previous years. The number of deaths recorded in 2023 was approximately 46 thousand, compared to about 171 thousand in 2023. Number of deaths due to road accidents In Australia, there were 1,234 road-related fatalities during the course of the year. Drivers had the highest number of road fatalities, followed by motorcyclists and passengers. In the same year, New South Wales recorded the highest number of road deaths with a total of 334 road deaths. This does represent an increase from 2022 and the second-highest number of road fatalities in the last five years. New South Wales and South Australia exhibit comparable tendencies. Number of deaths due to COVID-19 On March 1, 2020, Australia recorded its first COVID-related death. The country recorded fewer than one thousand COVID-19-related deaths within the first year of the pandemic in 2020. By 2022, Australia recorded a total of 16,284 confirmed deaths from COVID-19. Australia has recorded the deaths of 4,258 women between the ages of 80 and 89 due to COVID-19. Moreover, more men between the ages of 80 and 89 have died of COVID-19 in 2022. At the time, the number of deaths among those under the age of 50 was significantly lower than that of those in older age groups.

Yearly registered deaths – breakdown by Month

This dataset contains statistics for deaths and mortality in Australia. It includes all deaths that occurred and were registered in Australia, including deaths of persons whose place of usual residence was overseas. Deaths of Australian residents that occurred outside Australia may be registered by individual Registrars, but are not included in Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) death statistics.

Standardised death rates in this dataset differ from those in the ABS.Stat datasets and commentary. Standardised death rates in this dataset are averaged using data for the three years ending in the reference year. They are calculated for each calendar year and then averaged. Standardised death rates in the ABS.Stat datasets and commentary are based on death registration data for the reference year only. Null values represent data not available for publication

This dataset uses deaths and estimated resident population (ERP) for Local Government Areas (LGA) of Australia for 30 June 2012 to 2020, according to the 2020 edition of the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). ERP is final for 2012 to 2016, revised for 2017 to 2019 and preliminary for 2020, based on the 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Data has been sourced from the September 2021 release.

For more information including which ERP was used in this dataset please visit the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Explanatory Notes.

AURIN has spatially enabled the original data from the ABS with the 2020 LGA boundaries. The original dataset was shipped from the ABS with incorrect codes (LGA19 instead of LGA20). AURIN has modified these codes to reflect the correct LGA 2020 aggregation.

Australia Number of Death: Infant data was reported at 959.000 Person in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 956.000 Person for 2021. Australia Number of Death: Infant data is updated yearly, averaging 1,848.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2022, with 63 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,655.000 Person in 1971 and a record low of 956.000 Person in 2021. Australia Number of Death: Infant data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.;Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.;Sum;Aggregate data for LIC, UMC, LMC, HIC are computed based on the groupings for the World Bank fiscal year in which the data was released by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation.

This dataset presents the footprint of statistics related to deaths due to all causes (combined) by sex. The reported statistics include year of death, total deaths, crude rates, age-standardised rates, rate ratio, median age at death, premature deaths, potential years of life lost and potentially avoidable deaths. The data spans the years of 2012-2016 and is aggregated to Local Government Area (LGA) geographic areas from the 2016 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).

Mortality Over Regions and Time (MORT) books are workbooks that contain recent deaths data for specific geographical areas, sourced from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) National Mortality Database. They present various statistics related to deaths by all causes and leading causes of death by sex for each geographical area.

For further information about this dataset, visit the data source:Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - MORT Books.

Please note:

• AURIN has spatially enabled the original data.

• Cause of Death Unit Record File data are provided to the AIHW by the Registries of Births, Deaths and Marriages and the National Coronial Information System (managed by the Victorian Department of Justice) and include cause of death coded by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The data are maintained by the AIHW in the National Mortality Database.

• Year refers to the year of registration of death. Deaths registered in 2013 and earlier are based on the final version of the cause of death data; deaths registered in 2014 are based on revised version; deaths registered in 2015 and 2016 are based on preliminary versions. Revised and preliminary versions are subject to further revision by the ABS.

• Cause of death information are based on the underlying cause of death and are classified according to the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD). Deaths registered in 1997 onwards are classified according to the 10th revision (ICD-10).

• Unknown/missing includes deaths where place of usual residence was overseas, no fixed abode, offshore and migratory, and undefined. Summary measures and cause of death data are not presented for any LGA with less than 10 deaths in a single year.

• Population counts are based on estimated resident populations at 30 June for each year. Australian estimated resident population data are sourced from Australian demographic statistics (ABS cat. no. 3101.0).

The data contained in this dataset is based on the Cause Of Death Unit Record File (CODURF) provided by the Australian Coordinating Registry (ACR), the data has been aggregated based on either a single or grouped ICD-10* classification.

Mortality statistics are based on the Cause Of Death Unit Record File (CODURF) provided by the Australian Coordinating Registry (ACR) and are reported by year of occurrence. There can be lags in the registration of deaths with the state or territory registries. Consequently, not all deaths are registered in the year that they occur. In addition, a coroner may investigate a death if the death is unexpected or violent (such as a homicide and suicide), when the identity is unknown, cause of death is not known or if the person is in care or custody. The coronial process can take several years, particularly where an inquest is held, or complex investigations are being undertaken. Therefore, there is a delay in reporting deaths through this process.

Deaths for 2020 and 2021 are preliminary and are subject to change.

The ACT deaths data is collected and maintained by the ACT registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages (ACT RBDM), which records all medical conditions that directly caused or contributed to the death and were applicable, ie the circumstances surrounding a death (eg. motor vehicle accident).

The National Coronial Information System (NCIS) records and stores information relating to coroner certified deaths for the purposes of retrieval, analysis, interpretation and dissemination to allow for informed death and injury prevention activities.

The Australian Coordinating Registry (ACR) is an agency appointed by state and territory RBDMs and coroners to coordinate and manage approval of coded deaths data.

*The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems Tenth Revision

The data is presented by the ACT Government for the purpose of disseminating information for the benefit of the public. The ACT Government has taken great care to ensure the information in this report is as correct and accurate as possible. Whilst the information is considered to be true and correct at the date of publication, changes in circumstances after the time of publication may impact on the accuracy of the information. Differences in statistical methods and calculations, data updates and guidelines may result in the information contained in this report varying from previously published information

Australia Completeness of Total Death Reporting data was reported at 96.267 % in 2009. This records a decrease from the previous number of 100.000 % for 2008. Australia Completeness of Total Death Reporting data is updated yearly, averaging 96.267 % from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2009, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 100.000 % in 2008 and a record low of 94.324 % in 2007. Australia Completeness of Total Death Reporting data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Completeness of total death reporting is the number of total deaths reported by national statistics authorities to the United Nations Statistics Division's Demography Yearbook divided by the number of total deaths estimated by the United Nations Population Division.; ; The United Nations Statistics Division's Population and Vital Statistics Report and the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.; Weighted average;

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Australia recorded 20553 Coronavirus Deaths since the epidemic began, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, Australia reported 11299954 Coronavirus Cases. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Australia Coronavirus Deaths.

Australia Completeness of Death Registration with Cause-of-Death Information data was reported at 100.000 % in 2016. This stayed constant from the previous number of 100.000 % for 2010. Australia Completeness of Death Registration with Cause-of-Death Information data is updated yearly, averaging 99.250 % from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2016, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 100.000 % in 2016 and a record low of 96.600 % in 1997. Australia Completeness of Death Registration with Cause-of-Death Information data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Completeness of death registration is the estimated percentage of deaths that are registered with their cause of death information in the vital registration system of a country.;World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1?lang=en).;Weighted average;

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Australia Crude Death Rate: per 1000 Persons data was reported at 9.600 NA in 2100. This stayed constant from the previous number of 9.600 NA for 2099. Australia Crude Death Rate: per 1000 Persons data is updated yearly, averaging 7.800 NA from Jun 1986 (Median) to 2100, with 115 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.600 NA in 2100 and a record low of 6.400 NA in 2013. Australia Crude Death Rate: per 1000 Persons data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.US Census Bureau: Demographic Projection.

Australia Probability of Dying at Age 20-24 Years: per 1000 data was reported at 2.000 Ratio in 2019. This stayed constant from the previous number of 2.000 Ratio for 2018. Australia Probability of Dying at Age 20-24 Years: per 1000 data is updated yearly, averaging 2.850 Ratio from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2019, with 30 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.500 Ratio in 1990 and a record low of 2.000 Ratio in 2019. Australia Probability of Dying at Age 20-24 Years: per 1000 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Probability of dying between age 20-24 years of age expressed per 1,000 youths age 20, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.; ; Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.; Weighted average; Aggregate data for LIC, UMC, LMC, HIC are computed based on the groupings for the World Bank fiscal year in which the data was released by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation.

This dataset presents the footprint of statistics related to the leading causes of death by sex. The reported statistics include cause of death, ranking, total deaths, crude rates, age-standardised rates and rate ratio. The data spans the period between 2012-2016 and is aggregated to Local Government Area (LGA) geographic areas from the 2016 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). Mortality Over Regions and Time (MORT) books are workbooks that contain recent deaths data for specific geographical areas, sourced from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) National Mortality Database. They present various statistics related to deaths by all causes and leading causes of death by sex for each geographical area. For further information about this dataset, visit the data source:Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - MORT Books. Please note: AURIN has spatially enabled the original data.

The average for 2021 based on 12 countries was 10 deaths per 1000 births. The highest value was in Kiribati: 23 deaths per 1000 births and the lowest value was in Australia: 2 deaths per 1000 births. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Extracted in machine readable form from the AIHW General Record of Incidence of Mortality (GRIM) books.

GRIM books house national level, historical and recent deaths data for specific causes of death. The tables present age- and sex-specific counts and rates of deaths, and age-standardised death rates, for all causes and for International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10) chapters.

GRIM books span different years for different causes of death, depending on the data available. Some GRIM books start at 1907 and they are the only national electronic tabulations of deaths data registered before 1964. Data from 1964 onwards are sourced from the AIHW National Mortality Database. The GRIM books include mortality data up to 2016.

For more information, please see Deaths data at AIHW.

Also available on data.gov.au are the AIHW Mortality Over Regions and Time (MORT) books.