Colombia vs Faroe Islands: Mortality rates at age 65
Colombia
1.39 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Faroe Islands
1.36 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Colombia rank
179th
Faroe Islands rank
181st
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Colombia
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.39 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.36 deaths per 1,000 people in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 179th and Faroe Islands ranks 181st of 236 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.28 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 1960s | 3.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.37 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 3.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9955 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 3.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8259 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 2.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7746 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3824 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.036 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4882 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Colombia or Faroe Islands?
- Colombia, at 1.39 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.36 deaths per 1,000 people in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Colombia and Faroe Islands?
- 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Faroe Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Faroe Islands rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Colombia ranks 179th and Faroe Islands ranks 181st 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.