Australia vs Spain: Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate
Australia
5.34 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Spain
5.36 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Australia rank
91st
Spain rank
90th
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 5.36 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.34 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Spain ahead.
Australia ranks 91st and Spain ranks 90th of 111 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 91.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 68.33 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 1960s | 11.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 39.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.05 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 1970s | 5.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.7 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 1980s | 4.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.34 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 1990s | 6.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.46 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2000s | 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.25 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2010s | 5.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.541 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
| 2020s | 4.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1831 deaths per 100,000 people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infectious and parasitic diseases death rate, Australia or Spain?
- Spain, at 5.36 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.34 deaths per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infectious and parasitic diseases death rate between Australia and Spain?
- 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for infectious and parasitic diseases death rate?
- Australia ranks 91st and Spain ranks 90th 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.