What is crude death rate in Australia?

Crude death rate in Australia was 6.66 deaths per 1,000 people in 2021, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest crude death rate recorded in Australia?

The highest recorded value was 9.76 deaths per 1,000 people in 1942.

What is the lowest crude death rate recorded in Australia?

The lowest recorded value was 6.34 deaths per 1,000 people in 2020.

How does Australia rank for crude death rate?

Australia ranks 40th out of 41 countries with data for 2021.

Is crude death rate rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Australia data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Crude death rate in Australia

Name: Crude death rate in Australia
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Australia: Crude death rate was 6.66 deaths per 1,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)

6.66 deaths per 1,000 people

Change on year

up 5.1%

World rank

40th

of 41 countries

All-time high

9.76 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1942

All-time low

6.34 deaths per 1,000 people

in 2020

Years of data

101

1921–2021

Crude death rate in Australia, 1921–2021

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Australia recorded 6.66 deaths per 1,000 people for crude death rate in 2021.

The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, crude death rate in Australia peaked at 9.76 deaths per 1,000 people in 1942 and was at its lowest, 6.34 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2020.

That places Australia 40th out of 41 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 101 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1920s	8.29 deaths per 1,000 people	7.98 deaths per 1,000 people	8.54 deaths per 1,000 people	9
1930s	8.51 deaths per 1,000 people	7.66 deaths per 1,000 people	9.29 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1940s	9.24 deaths per 1,000 people	8.9 deaths per 1,000 people	9.76 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1950s	8.7 deaths per 1,000 people	8.12 deaths per 1,000 people	9.26 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1960s	8.47 deaths per 1,000 people	8.1 deaths per 1,000 people	8.81 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1970s	7.89 deaths per 1,000 people	7.22 deaths per 1,000 people	8.78 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1980s	7.22 deaths per 1,000 people	7.05 deaths per 1,000 people	7.42 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1990s	6.9 deaths per 1,000 people	6.78 deaths per 1,000 people	7.08 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2000s	6.65 deaths per 1,000 people	6.5 deaths per 1,000 people	6.81 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2010s	6.54 deaths per 1,000 people	6.4 deaths per 1,000 people	6.7 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2020s	6.5 deaths per 1,000 people	6.34 deaths per 1,000 people	6.66 deaths per 1,000 people	2

Countries ranked near Australia

37 Iceland 6.83 deaths per 1,000 people compare
38 New Zealand 6.79 deaths per 1,000 people compare
39 Luxembourg 6.66 deaths per 1,000 people compare
41 Israel 5.16 deaths per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 41 places →

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Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 178,762 (2025)
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Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 173,667 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 163,850 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 166,847 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 158,717 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is crude death rate in Australia?: Crude death rate in Australia was 6.66 deaths per 1,000 people in 2021, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest crude death rate recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 9.76 deaths per 1,000 people in 1942.
What is the lowest crude death rate recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 6.34 deaths per 1,000 people in 2020.
How does Australia rank for crude death rate?: Australia ranks 40th out of 41 countries with data for 2021.
Is crude death rate rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Crude death rate
Unit: deaths per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 41 places, 3,818 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the year.