Ethiopia vs Senegal: Mortality rates at age 65
Ethiopia
2.76 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Senegal
2.76 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
96th
Senegal rank
97th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Ethiopia
- Senegal
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2.76 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.76 deaths per 1,000 people in Senegal, a difference of 0 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 96th and Senegal ranks 97th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 7 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5865 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 5.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2147 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 5.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6346 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 5.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.1 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 4.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6079 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 3.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3406 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 3.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0733 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 2.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0982 deaths per 1,000 people | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Ethiopia or Senegal?
- Ethiopia, at 2.76 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.76 deaths per 1,000 people in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Ethiopia and Senegal?
- 0 deaths per 1,000 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Senegal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Senegal rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Ethiopia ranks 96th and Senegal ranks 97th 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.