Australia vs Canada: Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate
Australia
5.34 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Canada
5.63 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Australia rank
91st
Canada rank
88th
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 5.63 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.34 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 91st and Canada ranks 88th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.19 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.13 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 1960s | 11.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0419 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 1970s | 5.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4347 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 4.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3549 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 1990s | 6.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 2000s | 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 2010s | 5.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
| 2020s | 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7134 deaths per 100,000 people | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infectious and parasitic diseases death rate, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 5.63 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.34 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in infectious and parasitic diseases death rate between Australia and Canada?
- 0.29 deaths per 100,000 people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for infectious and parasitic diseases death rate?
- Australia ranks 91st and Canada ranks 88th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from infectious and parasitic diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.