Belize vs Jamaica: Mortality rates at age 65
Belize
2.99 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Jamaica
2.99 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belize rank
72nd
Jamaica rank
73rd
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Belize
- Jamaica
How they compare
Belize currently reports 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 72nd and Jamaica ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 7 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6806 deaths per 1,000 people | Belize |
| 1960s | 3.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1505 deaths per 1,000 people | Belize |
| 1970s | 2.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0512 deaths per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 2.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0801 deaths per 1,000 people | Belize |
| 1990s | 3.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.576 deaths per 1,000 people | Belize |
| 2000s | 3.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4493 deaths per 1,000 people | Belize |
| 2010s | 3.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4506 deaths per 1,000 people | Belize |
| 2020s | 3.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0151 deaths per 1,000 people | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Belize or Jamaica?
- Belize, at 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Belize and Jamaica?
- 0 deaths per 1,000 people, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Jamaica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Jamaica rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Belize ranks 72nd and Jamaica ranks 73rd 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.