Comoros vs South Sudan: Mortality rates at age 65
Comoros
3.56 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Sudan
3.63 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Comoros rank
24th
South Sudan rank
21st
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Comoros
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 3.63 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.56 deaths per 1,000 people in Comoros, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
Comoros ranks 24th and South Sudan ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.71 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 4.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.95 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 4.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.43 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 4.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.33 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 4.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.15 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 4.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5173 deaths per 1,000 people | Comoros |
| 2010s | 3.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.723 deaths per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 3.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0159 deaths per 1,000 people | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Comoros or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 3.63 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.56 deaths per 1,000 people in Comoros as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Comoros and South Sudan?
- 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and South Sudan rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Comoros ranks 24th and South Sudan ranks 21st 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.