China vs Nicaragua: Mortality rates at age 65
China
1.95 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Nicaragua
1.91 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
China rank
150th
Nicaragua rank
152nd
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- China
- Nicaragua
How they compare
China currently reports 1.95 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.91 deaths per 1,000 people in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 150th and Nicaragua ranks 152nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.93 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
| 1960s | 6.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.78 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
| 1970s | 4.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6869 deaths per 1,000 people | China |
| 1980s | 3.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2925 deaths per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 2.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5882 deaths per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 2.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3652 deaths per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 2.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3003 deaths per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9069 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, China or Nicaragua?
- China, at 1.95 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.91 deaths per 1,000 people in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between China and Nicaragua?
- 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nicaragua?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Nicaragua rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- China ranks 150th 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.