Afghanistan vs Philippines: Mortality rates at age 65
Afghanistan
3.25 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Philippines
3.34 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
45th
Philippines rank
42nd
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Afghanistan
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.25 deaths per 1,000 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 45th and Philippines ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.18 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 6.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.51 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 5.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.85 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 6.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.89 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 4.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.89 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 3.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2372 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 3.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0958 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3371 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 Philippines?
- Philippines, at 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.25 deaths per 1,000 people in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Afghanistan and Philippines?
- 0.09 deaths per 1,000 people, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Philippines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Philippines rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Afghanistan ranks 45th and Philippines ranks 42nd 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.