Cape Verde vs French Guiana: Mortality rates at age 65
Cape Verde
1.65 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
French Guiana
1.59 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
165th
French Guiana rank
168th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Cape Verde
- French Guiana
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1.65 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.59 deaths per 1,000 people in French Guiana, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Guiana ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 165th and French Guiana ranks 168th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 6 and French Guiana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | French Guiana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0391 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 1960s | 4.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0525 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 1970s | 3.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0002 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 3.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5159 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.17 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 2.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8249 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 1.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5713 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 2 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.226 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Cape Verde or French Guiana?
- Cape Verde, at 1.65 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.59 deaths per 1,000 people in French Guiana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Cape Verde and French Guiana?
- 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and French Guiana?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and French Guiana rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Cape Verde ranks 165th and French Guiana ranks 168th 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.