Australia vs Malta: Mortality rates at age 65
Australia
1.01 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malta
0.9955 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Australia rank
213th
Malta rank
215th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Australia
- Malta
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.9955 deaths per 1,000 people in Malta, a difference of 0.0145 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 213th and Malta ranks 215th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0594 deaths per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 1960s | 3.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2431 deaths per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 3.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0631 deaths per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 2.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0916 deaths per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 1990s | 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3693 deaths per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 2000s | 1.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3607 deaths per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 2010s | 1 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.129 deaths per 1,000 people | Malta |
| 2020s | 1.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9694 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.063 deaths per 1,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Australia or Malta?
- Australia, at 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.9955 deaths per 1,000 people in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Australia and Malta?
- 0.0145 deaths per 1,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malta?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Malta rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Australia ranks 213th and Malta ranks 215th 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.