Estonia vs Greenland: Mortality rates at age 65
Estonia
2.57 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Greenland
2.59 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Estonia rank
109th
Greenland rank
107th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Estonia
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 2.59 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.57 deaths per 1,000 people in Estonia, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
Estonia ranks 109th and Greenland ranks 107th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 7 and Greenland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9049 deaths per 1,000 people | Greenland |
| 1960s | 3.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3321 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 1970s | 3.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3348 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 1980s | 3.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2456 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 1990s | 4.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9642 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 2000s | 3.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7913 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 2010s | 2.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0833 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
| 2020s | 2.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0258 deaths per 1,000 people | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Estonia or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 2.59 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.57 deaths per 1,000 people in Estonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Estonia and Greenland?
- 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Greenland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Greenland rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Estonia ranks 109th and Greenland ranks 107th 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.