The deaths age profile shows how deaths are spread across ages. A stacked chart displays each age group as a share of total deaths for each year. It reveals which ages account for the most deaths and how that mix changes over time.
The age profile matters because it reflects the age structure of the population. An ageing population shifts the peak of deaths to older age groups. This page sits alongside the deaths and mortality rate pages, which show the raw counts and rates behind the profile.
| Age Group | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 |
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| 0-4 | 0.50% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.61% | 1.65% | 1.57% | 1.55% | 1.56% | 1.56% | 1.55% | 1.52% | 1.51% | 1.50% | 1.49% | 1.48% | 1.47% | 1.46% | 1.45% | 1.45% | 1.44% | 1.44% | 1.44% | 1.43% | 1.43% | 1.42% | 1.42% | 1.42% | 1.42% | 1.41% | 1.41% | 1.41% | 1.41% | 1.41% | 1.41% |
| 5-9 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.17% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 10-14 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.70% | 0.64% | 0.64% | 0.65% | 0.63% | 0.59% | 0.53% | 0.48% | 0.47% | 0.46% | 0.47% | 0.48% | 0.49% | 0.50% | 0.50% | 0.51% | 0.51% | 0.51% | 0.51% | 0.51% | 0.51% | 0.51% | 0.51% | 0.51% | 0.51% | 0.51% | 0.52% | 0.52% | 0.52% | 0.52% | 0.52% |
| 15-19 | 3.25% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.40% | 0.41% | 0.40% | 0.38% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.36% | 0.36% | 0.36% | 0.36% | 0.35% | 0.35% | 0.35% | 0.35% | 0.35% | 0.35% | 0.35% | 0.35% | 0.35% | 0.35% | 0.35% | 0.35% | 0.35% | 0.35% |
| 20-24 | 0.50% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 25-29 | 4.25% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.40% | 0.43% | 0.42% | 0.40% | 0.39% | 0.39% | 0.40% | 0.40% | 0.40% | 0.39% | 0.39% | 0.39% | 0.39% | 0.38% | 0.38% | 0.38% | 0.38% | 0.38% | 0.38% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.37% |
| 30-34 | 2.01% | 0.44% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 35-39 | 3.75% | 1.33% | 0.39% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| 40-44 | 1.01% | 1.78% | 1.96% | 2.82% | 3.05% | 3.08% | 3.07% | 3.05% | 3.12% | 3.13% | 3.15% | 3.20% | 3.19% | 3.18% | 3.18% | 3.13% | 3.09% | 3.08% | 3.06% | 3.05% | 3.03% | 3.02% | 3.01% | 3.00% | 2.99% | 2.99% | 2.99% | 2.98% | 2.98% | 2.98% | 2.98% | 2.98% | 2.98% | 2.98% |
| 45-49 | 2.01% | 1.99% | 2.14% | 3.06% | 3.10% | 3.01% | 3.08% | 3.17% | 3.14% | 3.13% | 3.13% | 3.08% | 3.13% | 3.23% | 3.24% | 3.26% | 3.28% | 3.27% | 3.26% | 3.29% | 3.30% | 3.29% | 3.28% | 3.28% | 3.28% | 3.28% | 3.30% | 3.30% | 3.29% | 3.29% | 3.29% | 3.29% | 3.30% | 3.30% |
| 50-54 | 2.45% | 4.89% | 2.48% | 1.45% | 1.51% | 1.39% | 1.30% | 1.19% | 1.15% | 1.11% | 1.11% | 1.12% | 1.14% | 1.15% | 1.16% | 1.17% | 1.15% | 1.17% | 1.20% | 1.21% | 1.21% | 1.23% | 1.22% | 1.21% | 1.22% | 1.23% | 1.23% | 1.23% | 1.24% | 1.24% | 1.25% | 1.25% | 1.26% | 1.25% |
| 55-59 | 3.32% | 5.48% | 3.13% | 4.05% | 4.18% | 4.02% | 3.79% | 3.65% | 3.43% | 3.29% | 3.23% | 3.16% | 3.03% | 3.02% | 2.96% | 2.91% | 2.93% | 2.92% | 2.88% | 2.89% | 2.87% | 2.83% | 2.83% | 2.84% | 2.84% | 2.85% | 2.86% | 2.85% | 2.86% | 2.87% | 2.87% | 2.87% | 2.88% | 2.88% |
| 60-64 | 4.89% | 3.56% | 6.95% | 5.47% | 5.78% | 5.53% | 5.43% | 5.34% | 5.21% | 5.07% | 5.00% | 4.89% | 4.81% | 4.72% | 4.61% | 4.56% | 4.54% | 4.48% | 4.46% | 4.44% | 4.41% | 4.42% | 4.42% | 4.39% | 4.38% | 4.37% | 4.36% | 4.35% | 4.35% | 4.35% | 4.36% | 4.37% | 4.37% | 4.38% |
| 65-69 | 4.96% | 4.60% | 7.23% | 5.23% | 5.72% | 5.48% | 5.46% | 5.39% | 5.26% | 5.33% | 5.26% | 5.19% | 5.14% | 5.09% | 5.02% | 5.00% | 4.94% | 4.88% | 4.84% | 4.77% | 4.73% | 4.72% | 4.70% | 4.68% | 4.67% | 4.66% | 4.67% | 4.67% | 4.67% | 4.66% | 4.67% | 4.67% | 4.67% | 4.68% |
| 70-74 | 9.65% | 10.76% | 6.66% | 11.64% | 12.21% | 12.11% | 12.35% | 12.31% | 12.39% | 12.38% | 12.26% | 12.38% | 12.38% | 12.26% | 12.39% | 12.27% | 12.20% | 12.07% | 12.06% | 11.86% | 11.81% | 11.70% | 11.64% | 11.51% | 11.39% | 11.34% | 11.31% | 11.23% | 11.21% | 11.18% | 11.18% | 11.19% | 11.21% | 11.22% |
| 75-79 | 10.36% | 16.55% | 17.16% | 10.54% | 11.71% | 11.64% | 10.79% | 10.91% | 10.81% | 10.67% | 10.61% | 10.73% | 10.72% | 10.99% | 11.06% | 11.05% | 11.07% | 11.17% | 11.04% | 11.16% | 11.16% | 11.09% | 10.96% | 10.99% | 10.86% | 10.82% | 10.76% | 10.73% | 10.63% | 10.57% | 10.53% | 10.53% | 10.51% | 10.51% |
| 80-84 | 15.31% | 13.29% | 13.61% | 16.52% | 18.77% | 19.24% | 20.29% | 20.46% | 20.39% | 19.94% | 19.90% | 18.94% | 19.08% | 18.85% | 18.73% | 18.87% | 19.06% | 18.96% | 19.31% | 19.46% | 19.41% | 19.56% | 19.61% | 19.51% | 19.63% | 19.64% | 19.53% | 19.51% | 19.61% | 19.34% | 19.34% | 19.28% | 19.25% | 19.17% |
| 85+ | 31.77% | 35.32% | 37.11% | 36.12% | 30.84% | 31.46% | 31.45% | 31.57% | 32.18% | 33.12% | 33.58% | 34.56% | 34.64% | 34.78% | 34.92% | 35.07% | 35.03% | 35.29% | 35.20% | 35.19% | 35.38% | 35.45% | 35.66% | 35.91% | 36.08% | 36.17% | 36.35% | 36.48% | 36.52% | 36.87% | 36.89% | 36.91% | 36.93% | 36.98% |
| Total | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |