Dataset

Annual death rate by age group

owid.annual-death-rate-by-age-group
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About

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.

Cite as: Human Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. “Central death rate at birth – HMD – period tables” [dataset]. Human Mortality Database, “Human Mortality Database” [original data].

Publisher
Our World in Data
Tier
Official
Covers
1751–2024
Places
Countries, regions and groups of the world
Updated
annual
Last modified
2025-10-22
Units
deaths per 1,000 people
License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Method
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/annual-death-rate-by-age-group

Columns

NameTypeDescription
entitytextcountry, region or group
codetextISO 3166-1 alpha-3, OWID_ for OWID's own groups, empty for most regions
yearinteger
central_death_rate__sex_total__age_0__type_periodnumberCentral death rate at birth (deaths per 1,000 people)
central_death_rate__sex_total__age_1_4__type_periodnumberCentral death rate at 1-4 (deaths per 1,000 people)
central_death_rate__sex_total__age_5_9__type_periodnumberCentral death rate at 5-9 (deaths per 1,000 people)
central_death_rate__sex_total__age_10_14__type_periodnumberCentral death rate at 10-14 (deaths per 1,000 people)
central_death_rate__sex_total__age_15_19__type_periodnumberCentral death rate at 15-19 (deaths per 1,000 people)
central_death_rate__sex_total__age_20_24__type_periodnumberCentral death rate at 20-24 (deaths per 1,000 people)
central_death_rate__sex_total__age_25_29__type_periodnumberCentral death rate at 25-29 (deaths per 1,000 people)
central_death_rate__sex_total__age_30_34__type_periodnumberCentral death rate at 30-34 (deaths per 1,000 people)
central_death_rate__sex_total__age_35_39__type_periodnumberCentral death rate at 35-39 (deaths per 1,000 people)
central_death_rate__sex_total__age_40_44__type_periodnumberCentral death rate at 40-44 (deaths per 1,000 people)
central_death_rate__sex_total__age_45_49__type_periodnumberCentral death rate at 45-49 (deaths per 1,000 people)
central_death_rate__sex_total__age_50_54__type_periodnumberCentral death rate at 50-54 (deaths per 1,000 people)
central_death_rate__sex_total__age_55_59__type_periodnumberCentral death rate at 55-59 (deaths per 1,000 people)
central_death_rate__sex_total__age_60_64__type_periodnumberCentral death rate at 60-64 (deaths per 1,000 people)
central_death_rate__sex_total__age_65_69__type_periodnumberCentral death rate at 65-69 (deaths per 1,000 people)
central_death_rate__sex_total__age_70_74__type_periodnumberCentral death rate at 70-74 (deaths per 1,000 people)
central_death_rate__sex_total__age_75_79__type_periodnumberCentral death rate at 75-79 (deaths per 1,000 people)
central_death_rate__sex_total__age_80_84__type_periodnumberCentral death rate at 80-84 (deaths per 1,000 people)
central_death_rate__sex_total__age_85_89__type_periodnumberCentral death rate at 85-89 (deaths per 1,000 people)

Dimensions

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year

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