This publication presents the number of deaths occurring by week and month. Deaths occurring in 2026 have the following analysis presented:
- Deaths occurring in 2026 will have two comparison points: 2024 and 2025. This is the same format for deaths that occurred in 2024 and 2025, which were each compared to the two previous years. Reasons for this presentation of data has been outlined in previous publications.
- Age-standardised death rates can be accessed via the data downloads tab in this publication.
- A time series of weekly and monthly deaths occurring from 2015 is available in the data downloads section of this publication. Customised datasets are able to be created from these data cubes.
- The data in this publication is not an excess mortality estimate. Excess mortality estimates to December 2023 are available in published articles from the following links: ‘Measuring Australia’s excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic until December 2023’ (published 28 June 2024), and excess mortality estimates by remoteness areas (published 28 February 2025). Excess mortality by selected causes of death, 2020-23 was published 29 September 2025. Excess mortality estimates for 2024 and 2025 were released on 3 July 2026.
- More detailed analysis on mortality from influenza and respiratory syncytial virus and COVID-19 are provided in the publication: 'Deaths due to acute respiratory infections in Australia'.