Afghanistan vs Turkmenistan: Mortality rates at age 65
Afghanistan
3.25 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Turkmenistan
3.25 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
45th
Turkmenistan rank
46th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Afghanistan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3.25 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.25 deaths per 1,000 people in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 45th and Turkmenistan ranks 46th of 236 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.65 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 6.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.93 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 5.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.52 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 6.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.9 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 4.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6593 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 3.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1292 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 3.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1974 deaths per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4703 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 Turkmenistan?
- Afghanistan, at 3.25 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.25 deaths per 1,000 people in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan?
- 0 deaths per 1,000 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Turkmenistan rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Afghanistan ranks 45th and Turkmenistan ranks 46th 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.