Central African Republic vs Zimbabwe: Mortality rates at age 65
Central African Republic
4.4 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
4.17 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
4th
Zimbabwe rank
7th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Central African Republic
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 4.4 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.17 deaths per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.23 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 7th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 7 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.15 deaths per 1,000 people | Central African Republic |
| 1960s | 4.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9615 deaths per 1,000 people | Central African Republic |
| 1970s | 4.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5227 deaths per 1,000 people | Central African Republic |
| 1980s | 4.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3397 deaths per 1,000 people | Central African Republic |
| 1990s | 4.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4257 deaths per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 6.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8691 deaths per 1,000 people | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 6.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.62 deaths per 1,000 people | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 9.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.76 deaths per 1,000 people | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Central African Republic or Zimbabwe?
- Central African Republic, at 4.4 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.17 deaths per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Central African Republic and Zimbabwe?
- 0.23 deaths per 1,000 people, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Central African Republic and Zimbabwe rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Central African Republic ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 7th 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.