Australia vs Ireland: Mortality rates at age 65
Australia
1.01 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ireland
1.02 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Australia rank
213th
Ireland rank
211th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Australia
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Australia ranks 213th and Ireland ranks 211th of 236 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1185 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1960s | 3.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2164 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1970s | 3.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2203 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1980s | 2.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6957 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1990s | 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6251 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4341 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1765 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0206 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Australia or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Australia and Ireland?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ireland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Ireland rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Australia ranks 213th and Ireland ranks 211th 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 Mortality rates at age 65. 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.