In 2020 there were a total of 141,116 deaths in Australia, compared to 169,301 deaths registered in 2019. In 2020, 909 (0.64%) of the deaths were COVID-19 related. [1]
- Australia has a population of approximately 25,806,000, and
- the average life expectancy is 82.8 years old.
- In 2019 66% of deaths occurred in 75 years or more.
As at October 2020 the average age of death from COVID-19 in Australia was approximately 85 and the median age at death approximately 86.
Approximately 66% (700 out of 1053) of COVID-19 deaths in Australia (as at 7 September 2021) have occurred in aged care.
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