Australia vs Netherlands: Unintentional injuries death rate by age group
Australia
6.09 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Netherlands
6.08 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Australia rank
54th
Netherlands rank
56th
Unintentional injuries death rate by age group over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Australia currently reports 6.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Netherlands, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
Australia ranks 54th and Netherlands ranks 56th of 111 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 43.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1960s | 61.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 37.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 45.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 36.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.9 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 19.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4884 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 1990s | 12.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2000s | 11.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 6.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 6.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unintentional injuries death rate by age group, Australia or Netherlands?
- Australia, at 6.09 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.08 deaths per 100,000 people in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in unintentional injuries death rate by age group between Australia and Netherlands?
- 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for unintentional injuries death rate by age group?
- Australia ranks 54th and Netherlands ranks 56th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Unintentional injuries death rate by age group. 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 unintentional injuries per 100,000 people in both sexes aged less than 1 year.