There were 5902 more deaths registered in 2014 than in 2013, according to revised data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

There were 153,580 deaths in Australia in 2014, up from 147,678.

Since 2004 the number of deaths registered has increased about 1.4% a year on average for males and 1.6% for females, the ABS says.

In 2014 the NT recorded the highest standardised death rate (SDR) of 8.1 per 1000 people.

The national SDR in 2014 was 5.5, up slightly from 5.4 in 2013.

Tasmania recorded the second-highest SDR of 6.4 in 2014, with the ACT the lowest on 4.9.

Over a 10-year period the SDR fell in all states and territories, with Queensland and NSW recording the largest drop – down 1.1 and one per 1000 members of the population respectively. In Victoria the SDR fell 0.9, with WA and the ACT down 0.8 and SA, Tasmania and the NT down 0.7.

National male life expectancy at birth grew to 80.3 years in 2014 from 80.1.

The eastern states were consistent with this figure, but in Tasmania male life expectancy fell to 78.8 and in the NT it was down to 75.4.

National female life expectancy at birth was 84.4 years, up from 84.3 in 2013.

The NSW figure was consistent with the national average, while female Victorians are expected to live to 84.7 years.

Tasmania and the NT were below the national figure, at 82.5 and 78.9 respectively.