Afghanistan vs Rwanda: Mortality rates at age 65
Afghanistan
3.25 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Rwanda
3.26 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
45th
Rwanda rank
44th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Afghanistan
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 3.26 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.25 deaths per 1,000 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.01 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 Rwanda ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.38 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 6.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.66 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 5.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.07 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 6.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.74 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 4.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.13 deaths per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 3.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1917 deaths per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 3.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0678 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.584 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 3.26 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 Rwanda?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Rwanda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Rwanda rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Afghanistan ranks 45th and Rwanda ranks 44th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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.