Causes of mortality in Austria

Austria: Causes of mortality was 88,486 Deaths in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
88,486 Deaths
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
26th
of 36 countries
All-time high
98,819 Deaths
in 1970
All-time low
74,292 Deaths
in 2004
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Causes of mortality in Austria, 1960–2024

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.

Analysis

In 2024, causes of mortality in Austria stood at 88,486 Deaths.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Austria peaked at 98,819 Deaths in 1970 and was at its lowest, 74,292 Deaths, in 2004.

That places Austria 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 92,267 Deaths 85,673 Deaths 98,715 Deaths 10
1970s 94,878 Deaths 92,012 Deaths 98,819 Deaths 10
1980s 88,621 Deaths 83,263 Deaths 93,041 Deaths 10
1990s 81,068 Deaths 78,200 Deaths 83,428 Deaths 10
2000s 75,575 Deaths 74,292 Deaths 77,381 Deaths 10
2010s 80,526 Deaths 76,479 Deaths 83,975 Deaths 10
2020s 91,028 Deaths 88,486 Deaths 93,332 Deaths 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 23 Belgium 110,377 Deaths compare
  2. 24 Bulgaria 101,006 Deaths compare
  3. 25 Sweden 91,364 Deaths compare
  4. 27 Switzerland 71,822 Deaths compare
  5. 28 Denmark 58,240 Deaths compare
  6. 29 Finland 58,214 Deaths compare

See the full ranking of 46 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is causes of mortality in Austria?
Causes of mortality in Austria was 88,486 Deaths in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 98,819 Deaths in 1970.
What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 74,292 Deaths in 2004.
How does Austria rank for causes of mortality?
Austria ranks 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Causes of mortality
Unit
Deaths
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,503 data points, 1960–2024
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This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.