American Samoa vs Madagascar: Mortality rates at age 65
American Samoa
2.86 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Madagascar
2.87 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
American Samoa rank
88th
Madagascar rank
85th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- American Samoa
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 2.87 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.86 deaths per 1,000 people in American Samoa, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
American Samoa ranks 88th and Madagascar ranks 85th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 1,000 people | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 3.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.34 deaths per 1,000 people | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 3.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6123 deaths per 1,000 people | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 3.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5602 deaths per 1,000 people | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 3.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2194 deaths per 1,000 people | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 3.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1013 deaths per 1,000 people | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 2.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0784 deaths per 1,000 people | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 2.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2405 deaths per 1,000 people | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, American Samoa or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 2.87 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.86 deaths per 1,000 people in American Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between American Samoa and Madagascar?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Madagascar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Madagascar rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- American Samoa ranks 88th and Madagascar ranks 85th 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.