Colombia vs Saudi Arabia: Mortality rates at age 65
Colombia
1.39 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
1.35 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Colombia rank
179th
Saudi Arabia rank
182nd
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Colombia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.39 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.35 deaths per 1,000 people in Saudi Arabia, 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 Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 179th and Saudi Arabia ranks 182nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0353 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 3.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4994 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 3.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.648 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 3.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2512 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 2.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1107 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 2.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1801 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 1.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0942 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 1.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3677 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Colombia, at 1.39 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.35 deaths per 1,000 people in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Colombia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Colombia ranks 179th and Saudi Arabia ranks 182nd 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.