The National Mortality Database (NMD) holds records for deaths in Australia from 1964. The database comprises information about causes of death and other characteristics of the person, such as sex, age at death, area of usual residence and Indigenous status.

Collection details

Temporal coverage

from 1/1/1964 to 31/12/2021

Geographical coverage

National and State

Other

Data availability

  • Publications
  • Summary tables published in electronic form

Client specified tables on request which may be subject to data provider approval (charges apply).

There are restrictions and limitations governing the availability or use of other data in this holding.

Data scope

All deaths in Australia.

Methodology

Official

Metadata information and data quality statement (DQS)

The data quality statements underpinning the AIHW National Mortality Database can be found in the following Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) publications:

ABS quality declaration summary for Deaths, Australia methodology, 2021 – Data quality

ABS quality declaration summary for Causes of Death, Australia methodology, 2021 (ABS cat.no. 3303.0)

External links and information

For more information on deaths data at AIHW see:

National Mortality Database (NMD)

Life expectancy & deaths

Contact

[email protected]