Cuba vs Dominican Republic: Mortality rates at age 65
Cuba
2.14 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Dominican Republic
2.13 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cuba rank
133rd
Dominican Republic rank
134th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 2.14 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.13 deaths per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Cuba ranks 133rd and Dominican Republic ranks 134th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Dominican Republic in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6903 deaths per 1,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 3.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5974 deaths per 1,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 2.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8338 deaths per 1,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 2.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.81 deaths per 1,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 2.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4682 deaths per 1,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 1.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5707 deaths per 1,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 1.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3319 deaths per 1,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 2.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0766 deaths per 1,000 people | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Cuba or Dominican Republic?
- Cuba, at 2.14 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.13 deaths per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Cuba and Dominican Republic?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Dominican Republic?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Dominican Republic rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Cuba ranks 133rd and Dominican Republic ranks 134th 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.