Austria vs Ireland: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Austria
2.38 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ireland
2.65 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Austria rank
214th
Ireland rank
212th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Austria
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 2.65 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.38 deaths per 1,000 people in Austria, a difference of 0.27 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 214th and Ireland ranks 212th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Ireland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 33.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.55 deaths per 1,000 people | Austria |
| 1960s | 26.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 23 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.32 deaths per 1,000 people | Austria |
| 1970s | 18 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Austria |
| 1980s | 9.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.15 deaths per 1,000 people | Austria |
| 1990s | 5.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.33 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2000s | 3.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.526 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 2.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.157 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2020s | 2.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2085 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
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, Austria or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 2.65 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.38 deaths per 1,000 people in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Austria and Ireland?
- 0.27 deaths per 1,000 people, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Ireland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Ireland rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Austria ranks 214th and Ireland ranks 212th 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.