Australia vs Vatican: Mortality rates at age 65
Australia
1.01 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Vatican
1.01 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Australia rank
213th
Vatican rank
214th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Australia
- Vatican
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people in Vatican, a difference of 0 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 213th and Vatican ranks 214th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Vatican in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5673 deaths per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 1960s | 3.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7834 deaths per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 3.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.634 deaths per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 2.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1785 deaths per 1,000 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1241 deaths per 1,000 people | Vatican |
| 2000s | 1.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1644 deaths per 1,000 people | Vatican |
| 2010s | 1 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0779 deaths per 1,000 people | Vatican |
| 2020s | 1.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 1 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0312 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 Vatican?
- Australia, at 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people in Vatican as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Australia and Vatican?
- 0 deaths per 1,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Vatican rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Australia ranks 213th and Vatican ranks 214th 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.