French Polynesia vs Norway: Mortality rates at age 65
French Polynesia
0.8938 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Norway
0.9102 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
French Polynesia rank
226th
Norway rank
225th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- French Polynesia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.9102 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.8938 deaths per 1,000 people in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.0164 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Polynesia ahead.
French Polynesia ranks 226th and Norway ranks 225th 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 | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.83 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 1960s | 3.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.07 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | 3.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8213 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 1980s | 2.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3261 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 1990s | 2.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0571 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | 1.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.036 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | 1.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0396 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 2020s | 1.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9178 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2402 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 Norway?
- Norway, at 0.9102 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 Norway?
- 0.0164 deaths per 1,000 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do French Polynesia and Norway rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- French Polynesia ranks 226th and Norway ranks 225th 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.