Cuba vs Malaysia: Mortality rates at age 65
Cuba
2.14 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malaysia
2.11 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cuba rank
133rd
Malaysia rank
136th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Cuba
- Malaysia
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 2.14 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.11 deaths per 1,000 people in Malaysia, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Cuba ranks 133rd and Malaysia ranks 136th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.7 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 3.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.95 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 2.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.73 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 2.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 2.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9147 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7704 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3219 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 2.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0472 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 Malaysia?
- Cuba, at 2.14 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.11 deaths per 1,000 people in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Cuba and Malaysia?
- 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Malaysia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Malaysia rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Cuba ranks 133rd and Malaysia ranks 136th 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.