Ethiopia vs Gambia: Mortality rates at age 65
Ethiopia
2.76 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Gambia
2.77 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
96th
Gambia rank
94th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 2.77 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.76 deaths per 1,000 people in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 96th and Gambia ranks 94th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 7 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7258 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 5.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5178 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 5.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9833 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 5.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.15 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 4.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4873 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 3.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4316 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 3.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0777 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 2.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0851 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Ethiopia or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 2.77 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.76 deaths per 1,000 people in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Ethiopia and Gambia?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Gambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Gambia rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Ethiopia ranks 96th and Gambia ranks 94th 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.