Belize vs Zambia: Mortality rates at age 65
Belize
2.99 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Zambia
3.03 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belize rank
72nd
Zambia rank
70th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Belize
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 3.03 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people in Belize, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 72nd and Zambia ranks 70th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.645 deaths per 1,000 people | Belize |
| 1960s | 3.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0749 deaths per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 1970s | 2.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2413 deaths per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 1980s | 2.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 1990s | 3.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.75 deaths per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 2000s | 3.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.5 deaths per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 2010s | 3.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6643 deaths per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 2020s | 3.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3539 deaths per 1,000 people | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Belize or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 3.03 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 Zambia?
- 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Zambia rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Belize ranks 72nd and Zambia ranks 70th 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.