Côte d'Ivoire vs Papua New Guinea: Mortality rates at age 65
Côte d'Ivoire
3.97 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
3.93 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
10th
Papua New Guinea rank
11th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 3.97 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.93 deaths per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 10th and Papua New Guinea ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2727 deaths per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 4.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3239 deaths per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 4.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3374 deaths per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 4.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2091 deaths per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 4.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1357 deaths per 1,000 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 4.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5092 deaths per 1,000 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 4.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2697 deaths per 1,000 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 4.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.059 deaths per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Côte d'Ivoire or Papua New Guinea?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 3.97 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.93 deaths per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Côte d'Ivoire and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 10th and Papua New Guinea ranks 11th 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.