What is mortality rate, adult, female in OECD members?

Mortality rate, adult, female in OECD members was 63.46 per 1,000 female adults in 2023, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

What is the highest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in OECD members?

The highest recorded value was 140.39 per 1,000 female adults in 1960.

What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in OECD members?

The lowest recorded value was 58.85 per 1,000 female adults in 2019.

How does OECD members rank for mortality rate, adult, female?

OECD members ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.

Is mortality rate, adult, female rising or falling in OECD members?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this OECD members data come from?

The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, adult, female in OECD members

Name: Mortality rate, adult, female in OECD members
Creator: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

OECD members: Mortality rate, adult, female was 63.46 per 1,000 female adults in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

63.46 per 1,000 female adults

Change on year

down 3.5%

Rank

42nd

of 47 groups

All-time high

140.39 per 1,000 female adults

in 1960

All-time low

58.85 per 1,000 female adults

in 2019

Years of data

1960–2023

Mortality rate, adult, female in OECD members, 1960–2023

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 female adults.

Analysis

In 2023, mortality rate, adult, female in OECD members stood at 63.46 per 1,000 female adults.

That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, adult, female in OECD members peaked at 140.39 per 1,000 female adults in 1960 and was at its lowest, 58.85 per 1,000 female adults, in 2019.

That places OECD members 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Mortality rate, adult, female in OECD members, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) in OECD members, 1960 to 2023.
Year	per 1,000 female adults	Change
1960	140.39 per 1,000 female adults	—
1961	136.76 per 1,000 female adults	-2.6%
1962	136.92 per 1,000 female adults	+0.1%
1963	135.71 per 1,000 female adults	-0.9%
1964	132.73 per 1,000 female adults	-2.2%
1965	131.32 per 1,000 female adults	-1.1%
1966	130.17 per 1,000 female adults	-0.9%
1967	125.07 per 1,000 female adults	-3.9%
1968	125.92 per 1,000 female adults	+0.7%
1969	126.02 per 1,000 female adults	+0.1%
1970	123.98 per 1,000 female adults	-1.6%
1971	121.38 per 1,000 female adults	-2.1%
1972	119.27 per 1,000 female adults	-1.7%
1973	117.3 per 1,000 female adults	-1.7%
1974	113.94 per 1,000 female adults	-2.9%
1975	111.38 per 1,000 female adults	-2.2%
1976	109.14 per 1,000 female adults	-2.0%
1977	106.49 per 1,000 female adults	-2.4%
1978	104.57 per 1,000 female adults	-1.8%
1979	101.73 per 1,000 female adults	-2.7%
1980	101.65 per 1,000 female adults	-0.1%
1981	98.42 per 1,000 female adults	-3.2%
1982	96.38 per 1,000 female adults	-2.1%
1983	95.99 per 1,000 female adults	-0.4%
1984	93.69 per 1,000 female adults	-2.4%
1985	93.73 per 1,000 female adults	+0.0%
1986	90.93 per 1,000 female adults	-3.0%
1987	89.75 per 1,000 female adults	-1.3%
1988	88.19 per 1,000 female adults	-1.7%
1989	86.83 per 1,000 female adults	-1.5%
1990	84.65 per 1,000 female adults	-2.5%
1991	83.83 per 1,000 female adults	-1.0%
1992	82.26 per 1,000 female adults	-1.9%
1993	81.7 per 1,000 female adults	-0.7%
1994	80.56 per 1,000 female adults	-1.4%
1995	79.93 per 1,000 female adults	-0.8%
1996	77.8 per 1,000 female adults	-2.7%
1997	76.07 per 1,000 female adults	-2.2%
1998	74.7 per 1,000 female adults	-1.8%
1999	74.52 per 1,000 female adults	-0.2%
2000	72.76 per 1,000 female adults	-2.4%
2001	71.8 per 1,000 female adults	-1.3%
2002	70.95 per 1,000 female adults	-1.2%
2003	70.24 per 1,000 female adults	-1.0%
2004	68.52 per 1,000 female adults	-2.4%
2005	67.84 per 1,000 female adults	-1.0%
2006	66.79 per 1,000 female adults	-1.5%
2007	65.88 per 1,000 female adults	-1.4%
2008	65.25 per 1,000 female adults	-1.0%
2009	64.65 per 1,000 female adults	-0.9%
2010	63.18 per 1,000 female adults	-2.3%
2011	63.21 per 1,000 female adults	+0.1%
2012	61.65 per 1,000 female adults	-2.5%
2013	61.1 per 1,000 female adults	-0.9%
2014	60.66 per 1,000 female adults	-0.7%
2015	60.84 per 1,000 female adults	+0.3%
2016	60.99 per 1,000 female adults	+0.3%
2017	60.59 per 1,000 female adults	-0.7%
2018	60.07 per 1,000 female adults	-0.9%
2019	58.85 per 1,000 female adults	-2.0%
2020	68.38 per 1,000 female adults	+16.2%
2021	76.48 per 1,000 female adults	+11.8%
2022	65.79 per 1,000 female adults	-14.0%
2023	63.46 per 1,000 female adults	-3.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	132.1 per 1,000 female adults	125.07 per 1,000 female adults	140.39 per 1,000 female adults	10
1970s	112.92 per 1,000 female adults	101.73 per 1,000 female adults	123.98 per 1,000 female adults	10
1980s	93.55 per 1,000 female adults	86.83 per 1,000 female adults	101.65 per 1,000 female adults	10
1990s	79.6 per 1,000 female adults	74.52 per 1,000 female adults	84.65 per 1,000 female adults	10
2000s	68.47 per 1,000 female adults	64.65 per 1,000 female adults	72.76 per 1,000 female adults	10
2010s	61.11 per 1,000 female adults	58.85 per 1,000 female adults	63.21 per 1,000 female adults	10
2020s	68.53 per 1,000 female adults	63.46 per 1,000 female adults	76.48 per 1,000 female adults	4

Countries ranked near OECD members

39 Djibouti 172.52 per 1,000 female adults compare
40 Micronesia, Federated States of 171.87 per 1,000 female adults compare
41 Namibia 170.87 per 1,000 female adults compare
42 Rwanda 170.33 per 1,000 female adults compare
43 Kiribati 170.01 per 1,000 female adults compare
44 Haiti 166.34 per 1,000 female adults compare
45 Comoros 163.49 per 1,000 female adults compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

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Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.5105 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0331 units per person (2025)
Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -0.7104 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0314 units per person (2025)
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All data for OECD members →

Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, adult, female in OECD members?: Mortality rate, adult, female in OECD members was 63.46 per 1,000 female adults in 2023, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in OECD members?: The highest recorded value was 140.39 per 1,000 female adults in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in OECD members?: The lowest recorded value was 58.85 per 1,000 female adults in 2019.
How does OECD members rank for mortality rate, adult, female?: OECD members ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is mortality rate, adult, female rising or falling in OECD members?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this OECD members data come from?: The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit: per 1,000 female adults
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.