Causes of mortality in Austria
Austria: Causes of mortality was 88,486 Deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Causes of mortality in Austria, 1960–2024
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.
Causes of mortality in Austria, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 89,603 Deaths | — |
| 1961 | 85,673 Deaths | -4.4% |
| 1962 | 90,854 Deaths | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 91,579 Deaths | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 89,081 Deaths | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 94,273 Deaths | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 91,440 Deaths | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 95,438 Deaths | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 96,014 Deaths | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 98,715 Deaths | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 98,819 Deaths | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 97,334 Deaths | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 95,323 Deaths | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 92,768 Deaths | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 94,324 Deaths | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 96,041 Deaths | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 95,140 Deaths | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 92,402 Deaths | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 94,617 Deaths | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 92,012 Deaths | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 92,442 Deaths | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 92,693 Deaths | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 91,339 Deaths | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 93,041 Deaths | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 88,466 Deaths | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 89,578 Deaths | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 87,071 Deaths | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 84,907 Deaths | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 83,263 Deaths | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 83,407 Deaths | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 82,952 Deaths | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 83,428 Deaths | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 83,162 Deaths | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 82,517 Deaths | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 80,684 Deaths | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 81,171 Deaths | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 80,790 Deaths | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 79,432 Deaths | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 78,339 Deaths | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 78,200 Deaths | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 76,780 Deaths | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 74,767 Deaths | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 76,131 Deaths | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 77,209 Deaths | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 74,292 Deaths | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 75,189 Deaths | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 74,295 Deaths | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 74,625 Deaths | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 75,083 Deaths | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 77,381 Deaths | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 77,199 Deaths | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 76,479 Deaths | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 79,436 Deaths | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 79,526 Deaths | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 78,252 Deaths | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 83,073 Deaths | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 80,669 Deaths | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 83,270 Deaths | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 83,975 Deaths | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 83,386 Deaths | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 91,599 Deaths | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 91,962 Deaths | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 93,332 Deaths | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 89,760 Deaths | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 88,486 Deaths | -1.4% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 88,486 Deaths is below the median for high income countries, which is 115,390 Deaths, 77% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Austria's 88,486 Deaths is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 111,294 Deaths, 80% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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About this data
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.