Australia vs Republic of Korea: Mortality rates at age 65
Australia
1.01 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Republic of Korea
1.06 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Australia rank
213th
Republic of Korea rank
210th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Australia
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 1.06 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Australia ranks 213th and Republic of Korea ranks 210th of 236 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.47 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1960s | 3.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.68 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 3.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.33 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 2.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.65 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.18 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 1.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7497 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 1 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5182 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 1.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0317 deaths per 1,000 people | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Australia or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 1.06 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 Republic of Korea?
- 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Republic of Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Republic of Korea rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Australia ranks 213th and Republic of Korea ranks 210th 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 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.