Ecuador vs United States of America: Mortality rates at age 65
Ecuador
1.51 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
United States of America
1.56 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ecuador rank
173rd
United States of America rank
171st
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Ecuador
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 1.56 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.51 deaths per 1,000 people in Ecuador, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 173rd and United States of America ranks 171st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 7 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6865 deaths per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 3.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1569 deaths per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3466 deaths per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 3.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6812 deaths per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 2.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0547 deaths per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0538 deaths per 1,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0471 deaths per 1,000 people | United States of America |
| 2020s | 2.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4892 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 United States of America?
- United States of America, at 1.56 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.51 deaths per 1,000 people in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Ecuador and United States of America?
- 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and United States of America rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Ecuador ranks 173rd and United States of America ranks 171st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.