There were 5,001 deaths due to COVID-19 registered in 2023, which accounted for 2.7% of total deaths.
The rate of deaths increased with increasing age (Figure 4.1). In 2023:
- 2.7% of all COVID-19 deaths were among those aged under 60
- 55% of deaths occurred among those aged 85 and over (Table S4.1).
Males generally had a higher number and rate of death due to COVID-19 (Figure 4.1). In 2023, males:
- accounted for just over half of all COVID-19 deaths (2,644 compared with 2,357 female deaths)
- over 60 had a death rate between 1.3 and 2.1 times the rate for females in the same age groups.
Females had a higher number of COVID-19 deaths in the oldest age group (85 years and over) although the age-specific death rate was still higher for males in this age group. This is likely influenced by the higher number of females and female deaths in the population at this age.
For the latest statistics on deaths due to COVID-19, see Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Provisional Mortality Statistics.
