Cameroon vs Philippines: Mortality rates at age 65
Cameroon
3.36 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Philippines
3.34 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
38th
Philippines rank
42nd
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Cameroon
- Philippines
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 3.36 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people in Philippines, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 38th and Philippines ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4288 deaths per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 4.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4429 deaths per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 3.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1102 deaths per 1,000 people | Philippines |
| 1980s | 3.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0252 deaths per 1,000 people | Philippines |
| 1990s | 3.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.185 deaths per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2009 deaths per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 3.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2438 deaths per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 3.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1826 deaths per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Cameroon or Philippines?
- Cameroon, at 3.36 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Cameroon and Philippines?
- 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Philippines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Philippines rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Cameroon ranks 38th and Philippines ranks 42nd 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.