Afghanistan vs Mongolia: Mortality rates at age 65
Afghanistan
3.25 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mongolia
3.24 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
45th
Mongolia rank
47th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Afghanistan
- Mongolia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3.25 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.24 deaths per 1,000 people in Mongolia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 45th and Mongolia ranks 47th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Mongolia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.65 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 6.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.78 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 5.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.76 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 6.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.8 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 4.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1859 deaths per 1,000 people | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 3.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6755 deaths per 1,000 people | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 3.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2598 deaths per 1,000 people | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3653 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Afghanistan or Mongolia?
- Afghanistan, at 3.25 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.24 deaths per 1,000 people in Mongolia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Afghanistan and Mongolia?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mongolia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Mongolia rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Afghanistan ranks 45th and Mongolia ranks 47th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.