Belize vs Saint Lucia: Mortality rates at age 65
Belize
2.99 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Saint Lucia
3.04 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belize rank
72nd
Saint Lucia rank
69th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Belize
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people in Belize, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Belize ranks 72nd and Saint Lucia ranks 69th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 3 and Saint Lucia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0069 deaths per 1,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 3.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2869 deaths per 1,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 2.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8516 deaths per 1,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 2.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5728 deaths per 1,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 3.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0157 deaths per 1,000 people | Belize |
| 2000s | 3.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4091 deaths per 1,000 people | Belize |
| 2010s | 3.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3617 deaths per 1,000 people | Belize |
| 2020s | 3.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1888 deaths per 1,000 people | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Belize or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people in Belize as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Belize and Saint Lucia?
- 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Saint Lucia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Saint Lucia rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Belize ranks 72nd and Saint Lucia ranks 69th 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.