Austria vs Spain: Annual death rates at different ages
Austria
2.76 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Spain
2.39 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Austria rank
216th
Spain rank
218th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Austria
- Spain
How they compare
Austria currently reports 2.76 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.39 deaths per 1,000 people in Spain, a difference of 0.37 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 216th and Spain ranks 218th of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 83.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 78.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.39 deaths per 1,000 people | Austria |
| 1950s | 51.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 61.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.76 deaths per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 1960s | 30.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.33 deaths per 1,000 people | Spain |
| 1970s | 20.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7232 deaths per 1,000 people | Austria |
| 1980s | 11.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.34 deaths per 1,000 people | Austria |
| 1990s | 6 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0188 deaths per 1,000 people | Austria |
| 2000s | 4.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3982 deaths per 1,000 people | Austria |
| 2010s | 3.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4217 deaths per 1,000 people | Austria |
| 2020s | 2.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3651 deaths per 1,000 people | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Austria or Spain?
- Austria, at 2.76 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.39 deaths per 1,000 people in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Austria and Spain?
- 0.37 deaths per 1,000 people, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Spain rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Austria ranks 216th and Spain ranks 218th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. 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.