Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Australia
Australia: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 1.01 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Australia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.01 for mortality rates age 65 by sex in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Australia peaked at 4.23 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.9104, in 2021.
That places Australia 213th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.94 | — |
| 1951 | 3.96 | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 3.63 | -8.3% |
| 1953 | 3.77 | +3.6% |
| 1954 | 3.64 | -3.2% |
| 1955 | 3.79 | +4.0% |
| 1956 | 3.67 | -3.2% |
| 1957 | 3.64 | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 3.6 | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 3.9 | +8.4% |
| 1960 | 3.75 | -4.0% |
| 1961 | 3.47 | -7.3% |
| 1962 | 3.49 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 3.73 | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 3.57 | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 4.23 | +18.5% |
| 1966 | 4.16 | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 3.54 | -14.8% |
| 1968 | 3.73 | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 3.66 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 3.92 | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 3.51 | -10.5% |
| 1972 | 3.54 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 3.49 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 3.56 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 3.29 | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 3.27 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 3 | -8.2% |
| 1978 | 2.89 | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 2.82 | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 2.81 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 2.78 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 2.78 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 2.63 | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 2.35 | -10.8% |
| 1985 | 2.63 | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 2.33 | -11.5% |
| 1987 | 2.3 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 2.3 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.38 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 2.16 | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 2.12 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 2.02 | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 1.93 | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 1.86 | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.82 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.72 | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 1.62 | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 1.63 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.48 | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 1.45 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.41 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.35 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.33 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.23 | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 1.27 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.16 | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 1.18 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.18 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.08 | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 1.08 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.03 | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.03 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.972 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.972 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.977 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.928 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.944 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.919 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9104 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.29 | +41.4% |
| 2023 | 1.01 | -21.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.01 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.34, 76% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.01 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.86, 35% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 65 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 | +41.4% | 0.9104 | 1.29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.75 | 3.6 | 3.96 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.73 | 3.47 | 4.23 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.33 | 2.82 | 3.92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.53 | 2.3 | 2.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.84 | 1.48 | 2.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 | 1.08 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.928 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 | 0.9104 | 1.29 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 65 by sex in Australia?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Australia was 1.01 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.23 in 1965.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9104 in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Australia ranks 213th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 65 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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