Ecuador vs Peru: Mortality rates at age 65
Ecuador
1.51 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Peru
1.45 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ecuador rank
173rd
Peru rank
176th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.51 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.45 deaths per 1,000 people in Peru, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 173rd and Peru ranks 176th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.681 deaths per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 3.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.414 deaths per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0499 deaths per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 3.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1583 deaths per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 1990s | 2.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9321 deaths per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 2000s | 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5386 deaths per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 2010s | 1.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3662 deaths per 1,000 people | Peru |
| 2020s | 2.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0334 deaths per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Ecuador or Peru?
- Ecuador, at 1.51 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.45 deaths per 1,000 people in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Ecuador and Peru?
- 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Ecuador ranks 173rd and Peru ranks 176th 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.