Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Austria
Austria: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.03 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
41st
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.8972 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2006
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Austria, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Austria recorded 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Austria peaked at 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8972 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2006.
Austria ranks 41st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Austria, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9565 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.9252 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9371 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9503 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9103 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9127 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8972 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8977 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9016 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9277 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9219 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9107 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.942 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9381 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9147 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9609 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9221 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9467 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9503 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9387 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9216 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8972 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9565 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9346 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9107 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9609 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 38 Slovenia 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 39 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 40 Finland 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 42 United States of America 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 43 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 44 Namibia 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Austria?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Austria was 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8972 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006.
- How does Austria rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Austria ranks 41st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.