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 | 0.52% | 0.82% | 0.85% | 0.85% | 0.84% | 0.74% | 0.69% | 0.69% | 0.68% | 0.68% | 0.68% | 0.66% | 0.66% | 0.65% | 0.64% | 0.63% | 0.61% | 0.61% | 0.61% | 0.61% | 0.61% | 0.61% | 0.61% | 0.61% | 0.61% | 0.62% | 0.62% | 0.61% | 0.62% | 0.63% | 0.63% | 0.63% | 0.63% | 0.64% |
| 5-9 | 1.56% | 0.00% | 0.43% | 0.45% | 0.43% | 0.39% | 0.38% | 0.37% | 0.33% | 0.33% | 0.33% | 0.34% | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.33% | 0.33% |
| 10-14 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.28% | 1.30% | 1.28% | 1.30% | 1.32% | 1.28% | 1.31% | 1.24% | 1.27% | 1.22% | 1.20% | 1.21% | 1.17% | 1.02% | 0.96% | 0.98% | 1.00% | 1.02% | 1.03% | 1.04% | 1.03% | 1.03% | 1.04% | 1.04% | 1.04% | 1.04% | 1.05% | 1.07% | 1.08% | 1.09% | 1.11% | 1.12% |
| 15-19 | 1.56% | 0.82% | 1.71% | 1.64% | 1.56% | 1.52% | 1.49% | 1.38% | 1.28% | 1.28% | 1.27% | 1.31% | 1.25% | 1.28% | 1.22% | 1.29% | 1.24% | 1.21% | 1.23% | 1.20% | 1.08% | 1.03% | 1.05% | 1.08% | 1.11% | 1.12% | 1.13% | 1.13% | 1.15% | 1.16% | 1.17% | 1.17% | 1.19% | 1.20% |
| 20-24 | 1.56% | 1.23% | 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 | 0.00% | 0.41% | 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% |
| 30-34 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.71% | 1.76% | 1.65% | 1.45% | 1.44% | 1.34% | 1.13% | 1.06% | 1.11% | 1.26% | 1.25% | 1.32% | 1.38% | 1.27% | 1.08% | 1.30% | 1.23% | 1.18% | 1.20% | 1.19% | 1.14% | 1.08% | 1.10% | 1.15% | 1.21% | 1.18% | 1.22% | 1.19% | 1.31% | 1.30% | 1.27% | 1.28% |
| 35-39 | 3.13% | 0.41% | 0.85% | 0.91% | 0.92% | 0.88% | 0.93% | 1.02% | 0.97% | 0.88% | 0.89% | 0.90% | 0.78% | 0.76% | 0.76% | 0.72% | 0.60% | 0.57% | 0.59% | 0.59% | 0.60% | 0.55% | 0.59% | 0.60% | 0.57% | 0.56% | 0.59% | 0.61% | 0.59% | 0.63% | 0.64% | 0.64% | 0.63% | 0.65% |
| 40-44 | 1.04% | 1.64% | 1.71% | 1.63% | 1.62% | 1.62% | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.78% | 1.83% | 1.77% | 1.85% | 2.03% | 1.95% | 1.81% | 1.82% | 1.86% | 1.63% | 1.63% | 1.63% | 1.57% | 1.33% | 1.27% | 1.31% | 1.31% | 1.35% | 1.23% | 1.34% | 1.37% | 1.32% | 1.32% | 1.38% | 1.45% | 1.38% |
| 45-49 | 2.08% | 2.87% | 1.28% | 1.36% | 1.38% | 1.39% | 1.45% | 1.54% | 1.40% | 1.38% | 1.38% | 1.39% | 1.40% | 1.52% | 1.58% | 1.52% | 1.62% | 1.81% | 1.74% | 1.58% | 1.61% | 1.73% | 1.54% | 1.47% | 1.48% | 1.42% | 1.25% | 1.18% | 1.24% | 1.27% | 1.30% | 1.19% | 1.28% | 1.37% |
| 50-54 | 2.08% | 1.23% | 2.56% | 2.48% | 2.59% | 2.42% | 2.22% | 2.15% | 2.10% | 2.06% | 1.94% | 1.85% | 2.06% | 1.99% | 1.97% | 2.00% | 2.04% | 2.02% | 2.14% | 2.33% | 2.41% | 2.53% | 2.69% | 2.72% | 2.58% | 2.57% | 2.65% | 2.30% | 2.14% | 2.24% | 2.35% | 2.32% | 2.29% | 2.42% |
| 55-59 | 1.04% | 4.51% | 3.42% | 3.12% | 2.80% | 2.92% | 3.00% | 2.78% | 2.73% | 2.69% | 2.45% | 2.16% | 1.99% | 2.00% | 1.99% | 2.03% | 2.08% | 2.23% | 2.11% | 2.11% | 2.15% | 2.24% | 2.27% | 2.45% | 2.62% | 2.64% | 2.81% | 3.09% | 3.10% | 2.92% | 2.90% | 3.07% | 2.83% | 2.77% |
| 60-64 | 5.21% | 4.51% | 4.70% | 4.81% | 4.68% | 4.77% | 4.59% | 4.47% | 4.02% | 3.77% | 3.55% | 3.41% | 3.16% | 3.17% | 3.04% | 2.82% | 2.77% | 2.71% | 2.63% | 2.64% | 2.62% | 2.57% | 2.75% | 2.73% | 2.70% | 2.83% | 2.97% | 3.00% | 3.15% | 3.51% | 3.66% | 3.87% | 4.14% | 4.41% |
| 65-69 | 7.81% | 6.15% | 8.55% | 8.39% | 8.50% | 8.50% | 8.38% | 8.38% | 8.33% | 8.04% | 8.03% | 7.84% | 7.64% | 6.85% | 6.31% | 6.19% | 6.15% | 5.65% | 5.73% | 5.78% | 5.38% | 5.07% | 4.94% | 4.88% | 4.91% | 4.91% | 4.92% | 5.37% | 5.32% | 5.36% | 5.54% | 5.82% | 5.95% | 6.37% |
| 70-74 | 11.46% | 9.84% | 10.68% | 10.40% | 11.03% | 10.80% | 10.44% | 10.14% | 10.04% | 10.10% | 10.00% | 9.78% | 9.75% | 9.87% | 9.67% | 9.75% | 9.48% | 9.28% | 8.47% | 8.00% | 7.84% | 7.85% | 7.36% | 7.55% | 7.52% | 7.00% | 6.65% | 6.52% | 6.49% | 6.55% | 6.66% | 6.78% | 7.43% | 7.32% |
| 75-79 | 15.62% | 12.70% | 14.53% | 16.56% | 17.56% | 17.74% | 17.29% | 16.42% | 15.84% | 17.13% | 16.86% | 16.12% | 15.78% | 15.35% | 15.53% | 15.91% | 16.01% | 16.15% | 16.19% | 15.70% | 16.06% | 16.25% | 16.20% | 14.85% | 13.98% | 13.50% | 13.51% | 12.77% | 13.10% | 13.19% | 12.26% | 11.93% | 12.19% | 11.94% |
| 80-84 | 10.94% | 12.30% | 17.09% | 17.16% | 17.46% | 19.50% | 20.14% | 21.81% | 24.12% | 24.43% | 24.63% | 24.83% | 23.61% | 23.55% | 26.16% | 25.72% | 24.88% | 24.27% | 23.82% | 24.93% | 25.35% | 25.09% | 25.56% | 25.60% | 25.46% | 26.45% | 26.84% | 26.68% | 24.29% | 23.08% | 23.06% | 23.21% | 21.88% | 22.52% |
| 85+ | 34.37% | 40.57% | 28.63% | 27.18% | 25.71% | 24.07% | 24.58% | 24.58% | 23.92% | 23.11% | 23.84% | 25.09% | 27.11% | 28.23% | 26.47% | 26.99% | 28.30% | 29.28% | 30.56% | 30.40% | 30.17% | 30.60% | 30.68% | 31.74% | 32.69% | 32.53% | 32.29% | 32.87% | 34.88% | 35.55% | 35.80% | 35.27% | 35.40% | 34.29% |
| 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% |