Australia vs Greece: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Australia
3.07 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Greece
3.05 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Australia rank
202nd
Greece rank
204th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Australia
- Greece
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3.07 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.05 deaths per 1,000 people in Greece, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.
Australia ranks 202nd and Greece ranks 204th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 43.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.3 deaths per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 1960s | 16.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 33.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.19 deaths per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 1970s | 12.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.09 deaths per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 1980s | 8.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.62 deaths per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 1990s | 5.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.47 deaths per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 2000s | 4.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2317 deaths per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 3.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1515 deaths per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 2020s | 3.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0365 deaths per 1,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Australia or Greece?
- Australia, at 3.07 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.05 deaths per 1,000 people in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Australia and Greece?
- 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Greece?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Greece rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Australia ranks 202nd and Greece ranks 204th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.