Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Australia
Australia: Mortality rates age 25 by sex was 0.0005 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0005
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
235th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.216
in 1951
All-time low
0.0005
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Australia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0005 for mortality rates age 25 by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 99.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 25 by sex in Australia peaked at 0.216 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.0005, in 2022.
Australia ranks 235th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.162 | — |
| 1951 | 0.216 | +33.3% |
| 1952 | 0.187 | -13.4% |
| 1953 | 0.156 | -16.6% |
| 1954 | 0.163 | +4.5% |
| 1955 | 0.17 | +4.3% |
| 1956 | 0.168 | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 0.159 | -5.4% |
| 1958 | 0.161 | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 0.147 | -8.7% |
| 1960 | 0.13 | -11.6% |
| 1961 | 0.134 | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 0.118 | -11.9% |
| 1963 | 0.166 | +40.7% |
| 1964 | 0.134 | -19.3% |
| 1965 | 0.162 | +20.9% |
| 1966 | 0.154 | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 0.143 | -7.1% |
| 1968 | 0.152 | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.142 | -6.6% |
| 1970 | 0.158 | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 0.145 | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 0.12 | -17.2% |
| 1973 | 0.138 | +15.0% |
| 1974 | 0.143 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.165 | +15.4% |
| 1976 | 0.13 | -21.2% |
| 1977 | 0.133 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.14 | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.155 | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.134 | -13.5% |
| 1981 | 0.159 | +18.7% |
| 1982 | 0.133 | -16.4% |
| 1983 | 0.133 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.134 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.149 | +11.2% |
| 1986 | 0.133 | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 0.133 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.177 | +33.1% |
| 1989 | 0.129 | -27.1% |
| 1990 | 0.12 | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.115 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.119 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.103 | -13.4% |
| 1994 | 0.11 | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.13 | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 0.123 | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.125 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.148 | +18.4% |
| 1999 | 0.116 | -21.6% |
| 2000 | 0.154 | +32.8% |
| 2001 | 0.111 | -27.9% |
| 2002 | 0.104 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.093 | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 0.09 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.066 | -26.7% |
| 2007 | 0.085 | +28.8% |
| 2008 | 0.076 | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 0.077 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.066 | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.076 | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 0.063 | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 0.062 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.059 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.06 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.06 | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.063 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.066 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.058 | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0577 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 | -99.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0005 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0709, 1% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0005 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1654, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -99.1% | 0.0577 | 0.0005 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1689 | 0.147 | 0.216 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1435 | 0.118 | 0.166 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1427 | 0.12 | 0.165 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1414 | 0.129 | 0.177 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1209 | 0.103 | 0.148 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0946 | 0.066 | 0.154 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0645 | 0.059 | 0.076 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0292 | 0.0005 | 0.058 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 25 by sex in Australia?
- Mortality rates age 25 by sex in Australia was 0.0005 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.216 in 1951.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 25 by sex recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for mortality rates age 25 by sex?
- Australia ranks 235th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 25 by sex rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 25 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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