French Polynesia vs Iceland: Mortality rates at age 65
French Polynesia
0.8938 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iceland
0.9166 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
French Polynesia rank
226th
Iceland rank
224th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- French Polynesia
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.9166 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.8938 deaths per 1,000 people in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.0228 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Polynesia ahead.
French Polynesia ranks 226th and Iceland ranks 224th of 236 countries.
French Polynesia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Polynesia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.02 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 1960s | 3.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.41 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | 3.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.13 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 1980s | 2.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6166 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 1990s | 2.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3816 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | 1.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4181 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | 1.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0556 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 2020s | 1.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9229 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2351 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, French Polynesia or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.9166 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.8938 deaths per 1,000 people in French Polynesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between French Polynesia and Iceland?
- 0.0228 deaths per 1,000 people, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Iceland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do French Polynesia and Iceland rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- French Polynesia ranks 226th and Iceland ranks 224th 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.