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Excess Mortality Levels 5 Percent Above Average in Australia, but Falling

Rates of excess mortality in Australia remain above what would normally be expected, a trend which began in 2021. However, 2023’s rate is half that of 2022.
Excess Mortality Levels 5 Percent Above Average in Australia, but Falling
Health workers conduct COVID-19 tests at the Bondi Beach testing clinic in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 28, 2021. Jenny Evans/Getty Images
Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
7/4/2024|Updated: 7/4/2024
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The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows that excess mortality in Australia is still tracking significantly above normal levels, despite 2023 seeing a major decrease compared to the previous year.

Last year, there were 5.1 percent more deaths than would normally be expected for the period; the previous year, the figure was 11.7 percent.

Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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