Djibouti vs Ethiopia: Mortality rates at age 65
Djibouti
2.8 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ethiopia
2.76 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Djibouti rank
93rd
Ethiopia rank
96th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Djibouti
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 2.8 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.76 deaths per 1,000 people in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Djibouti ranks 93rd and Ethiopia ranks 96th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.32 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 4.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9892 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 3.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.37 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 3.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.37 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 3.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4746 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 3.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2603 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0329 deaths per 1,000 people | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 3.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1076 deaths per 1,000 people | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Djibouti or Ethiopia?
- Djibouti, at 2.8 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.76 deaths per 1,000 people in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Djibouti and Ethiopia?
- 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Ethiopia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Ethiopia rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Djibouti ranks 93rd and Ethiopia ranks 96th 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.