Eritrea vs Syrian Arab Republic: Mortality rates at age 65
Eritrea
2.54 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
2.58 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Eritrea rank
111th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
108th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Eritrea
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 2.58 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.54 deaths per 1,000 people in Eritrea, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 111th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 108th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 7 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 5.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.54 deaths per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 5.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.9 deaths per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 5.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.9 deaths per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 4.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 3.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6667 deaths per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 2.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2506 deaths per 1,000 people | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2020s | 2.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1393 deaths per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Eritrea or Syrian Arab Republic?
- Syrian Arab Republic, at 2.58 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.54 deaths per 1,000 people in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Eritrea and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Eritrea ranks 111th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 108th 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.