Djibouti vs Gambia: Mortality rates at age 65
Djibouti
2.8 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Gambia
2.77 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Djibouti rank
93rd
Gambia rank
94th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Djibouti
- Gambia
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 2.8 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.77 deaths per 1,000 people in Gambia, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Djibouti ranks 93rd and Gambia ranks 94th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 4 and Gambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5951 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1960s | 4.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4714 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1970s | 3.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3899 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1980s | 3.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2235 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1990s | 3.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0127 deaths per 1,000 people | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 3.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1713 deaths per 1,000 people | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1107 deaths per 1,000 people | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 3.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0225 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 Gambia?
- Djibouti, at 2.8 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.77 deaths per 1,000 people in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Djibouti and Gambia?
- 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Gambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Gambia rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Djibouti ranks 93rd and Gambia ranks 94th 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.