High excess deaths in Australia

And other countries.

Provisional Mortality Statistics

Latest release

Provisional deaths data for measuring changes in patterns of mortality

2022, deaths up to 30 June

92,699

13,524 (17.1%) more than the historical average.

In June

16,749 deaths, 2,410 (16.8%) above the historical average.

COVID-19 Mortality in Australia

Deaths registered until 31 August 2022

11,441 deaths where people died with or from COVID-19

The ABS expects to receive further registrations for this period

2.7% of people who have died during the pandemic period

(Total deaths = 426,302)

Of the 11,441 covid related deaths

Covid underlying cause of death, for 9,428 (82.4%)

(disease or condition that initiated the train of morbid events leading to death)

Graph, certified acute outcomes

2,013 died of other causes

(but COVID-19 contributed to their death)

Cancer, 26.4%

Circulatory system, 24.9%

Dementia 20.2%

Kidney and urinary, 4.3%

Falls, 4.2%

Respiratory disease, 3.7

Others, 12.5%

Population, 25,890,773 (31 March 2022)

0.044%

0.036%

Most common pre-existing chronic condition

For those who had COVID-19 certified as the underlying cause of death

Chronic cardiac conditions

95% of deaths caused by covid have other conditions listed on the death certificate

On average, deaths due to COVID-19 had 3.0 other diseases and conditions certified alongside the virus

Graph, most common pre-existing conditions

Death due to long term effects of COVID-19

98

Deaths due to COVID-19: Age and sex

Males, 5,300 deaths due to COVID-19

Females, 4,128 deaths due to COVID-19

Median age for COVID-19 deaths

85.3 years

(83.5 years for males, 87.4 years for females)

Graph, death by age and sex

Deaths due to COVID-19: socio-economic status

Deaths around 3 times higher in those in quintile 1 (most disadvantaged),

than those in quintile 5 (least disadvantaged)