Mortality by week in Australia
Australia: Mortality by week was 3,808 Deaths in 2025. β² Rising
Mortality by week in Australia, 2015β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.
Analysis
Australia recorded 3,808 Deaths for mortality by week in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality by week in Australia peaked at 3,808 Deaths in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,775 Deaths, in 2017.
Australia ranks 9th of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,871 Deaths | 2,775 Deaths | 2,945 Deaths | 5 |
| 2020s | 3,353 Deaths | 2,995 Deaths | 3,808 Deaths | 6 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 906.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 178,762 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 168,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 173,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 163,850 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality by week in Australia?
- Mortality by week in Australia was 3,808 Deaths in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest mortality by week recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,808 Deaths in 2025.
- What is the lowest mortality by week recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,775 Deaths in 2017.
- How does Australia rank for mortality by week?
- Australia ranks 9th out of 28 countries with data for 2025.
- Is mortality by week rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Mortality by week. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents the latest data on all-cause death statistics, excess mortality and COVID-19 deaths, by week, for all OECD countries for which data are available. Please refer to the Methodological Note below for details on methods of calculation and caution regarding cross-country comparisons. Sources by country are available in a separate file in Excel format. Read the Methodological Note All-cause, Excess and COVID-19 deaths Access additional information on sources by country WARNING: Reporting of the number of All-cause and COVID-19 deaths particularly for the most recent weeks may be only partial and subject to significant revision. The calculated values for excess deaths for the most recent weeks are therefore also subject to significant revision.