Denmark vs Taiwan: Mortality rates at age 65
Denmark
1.33 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Taiwan
1.3 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Denmark rank
186th
Taiwan rank
189th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Denmark
- Taiwan
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1.33 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.3 deaths per 1,000 people in Taiwan, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan ahead.
Denmark ranks 186th and Taiwan ranks 189th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.82 deaths per 1,000 people | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 2.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.83 deaths per 1,000 people | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 2.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4147 deaths per 1,000 people | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 2.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2173 deaths per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 1990s | 2.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2695 deaths per 1,000 people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0714 deaths per 1,000 people | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 1.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1101 deaths per 1,000 people | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 1.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1012 deaths per 1,000 people | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Denmark or Taiwan?
- Denmark, at 1.33 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.3 deaths per 1,000 people in Taiwan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Denmark and Taiwan?
- 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Taiwan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Taiwan rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Denmark ranks 186th and Taiwan ranks 189th 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.