El Salvador vs Greenland: Mortality rates at age 65
El Salvador
2.59 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Greenland
2.59 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
El Salvador rank
105th
Greenland rank
107th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- El Salvador
- Greenland
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2.59 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.59 deaths per 1,000 people in Greenland, a difference of 0 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
El Salvador ranks 105th and Greenland ranks 107th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Greenland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2212 deaths per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 4.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.45 deaths per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 4.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.71 deaths per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 4.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 3.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3963 deaths per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3411 deaths per 1,000 people | Greenland |
| 2010s | 2.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2591 deaths per 1,000 people | Greenland |
| 2020s | 2.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2847 deaths per 1,000 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, El Salvador or Greenland?
- El Salvador, at 2.59 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.59 deaths per 1,000 people in Greenland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between El Salvador and Greenland?
- 0 deaths per 1,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Greenland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Greenland rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- El Salvador ranks 105th and Greenland ranks 107th 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.