NewsAustralian registered deaths rise to 188,421 in 2025
ABS recorded more deaths while the age-standardised rate declined.
Event / data period: 2025
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IllustrationThe ABS registered 188,421 deaths in 2025, versus 187,268 in 2024. The crude rate was 6.823 per 1,000 people; the standardised rate was 4.955 per 1,000 standard population.
Counts use registration year, which may differ from year of death. The standardised rate uses Australia’s 2001 age distribution.
Data
Deaths
Australia registration-year totals for 2024–25.
- Registered deaths
- 188,421 count
- 2025 · Observed
- Prior-year registrations
- 187,268 count
- 2024 · Observed
Methodology
Counts are by registration year; crude and standardised rates use different denominators.
Updated:
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