Bhutan vs Cook Islands: Mortality rates at age 65
Bhutan
2.47 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cook Islands
2.5 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Bhutan rank
116th
Cook Islands rank
114th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Bhutan
- Cook Islands
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 2.5 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.47 deaths per 1,000 people in Bhutan, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Bhutan ranks 116th and Cook Islands ranks 114th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 5 and Cook Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Cook Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5694 deaths per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 5.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.54 deaths per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 5.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.12 deaths per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 4.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3272 deaths per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 3.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0156 deaths per 1,000 people | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 3.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.116 deaths per 1,000 people | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 2.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0742 deaths per 1,000 people | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 2.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.068 deaths per 1,000 people | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Bhutan or Cook Islands?
- Cook Islands, at 2.5 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.47 deaths per 1,000 people in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Bhutan and Cook Islands?
- 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cook Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Cook Islands rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Bhutan ranks 116th and Cook Islands ranks 114th 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.