Congo vs Egypt: Mortality rates at age 65
Congo
3.46 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Egypt
3.43 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Congo rank
32nd
Egypt rank
35th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Congo
- Egypt
How they compare
Congo currently reports 3.46 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.43 deaths per 1,000 people in Egypt, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Congo ranks 32nd and Egypt ranks 35th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Egypt in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0882 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 1960s | 4.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2238 deaths per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 1970s | 4.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4578 deaths per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 1980s | 4.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2899 deaths per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 1990s | 4.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2582 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
| 2000s | 3.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0524 deaths per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 3.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0743 deaths per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 3.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0025 deaths per 1,000 people | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Congo or Egypt?
- Congo, at 3.46 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.43 deaths per 1,000 people in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Congo and Egypt?
- 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Egypt?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Egypt rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Congo ranks 32nd and Egypt ranks 35th 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.