Brazil vs Nicaragua: Mortality rates at age 65
Brazil
1.9 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Nicaragua
1.91 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Brazil rank
154th
Nicaragua rank
152nd
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Brazil
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1.91 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.9 deaths per 1,000 people in Brazil, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Brazil ranks 154th and Nicaragua ranks 152nd of 236 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3632 deaths per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 4.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1111 deaths per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 3.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3207 deaths per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 3.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3638 deaths per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 3.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0738 deaths per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 2.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.003 deaths per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 2.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2102 deaths per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 2.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6212 deaths per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Brazil or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 1.91 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.9 deaths per 1,000 people in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Brazil and Nicaragua?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nicaragua?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Nicaragua rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Brazil ranks 154th and Nicaragua ranks 152nd 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.