China vs Mexico: Mortality rates at age 65
China
1.95 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mexico
1.98 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
China rank
150th
Mexico rank
146th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- China
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.98 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.95 deaths per 1,000 people in China, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 150th and Mexico ranks 146th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.24 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
| 1960s | 6.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
| 1970s | 4.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.42 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
| 1980s | 3.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7363 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
| 1990s | 2.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2991 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
| 2000s | 2.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1568 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
| 2010s | 2.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0902 deaths per 1,000 people | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8705 deaths per 1,000 people | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, China or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 1.98 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.95 deaths per 1,000 people in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between China and Mexico?
- 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Mexico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Mexico rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- China ranks 150th and Mexico ranks 146th 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.