Colombia vs Peru: Mortality rates at age 65
Colombia
1.39 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Peru
1.45 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Colombia rank
179th
Peru rank
176th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Colombia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1.45 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.39 deaths per 1,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 179th and Peru ranks 176th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8293 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 1960s | 3.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3528 deaths per 1,000 people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 3.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2796 deaths per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 1980s | 3.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4736 deaths per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 1990s | 2.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5344 deaths per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 2000s | 2.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.258 deaths per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3347 deaths per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 2020s | 1.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3501 deaths per 1,000 people | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Colombia or Peru?
- Peru, at 1.45 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.39 deaths per 1,000 people in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Colombia and Peru?
- 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Colombia ranks 179th and Peru ranks 176th 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.