Gabon vs Somalia: Mortality rates at age 65
Gabon
3.2 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Somalia
3.18 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Gabon rank
53rd
Somalia rank
56th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Gabon
- Somalia
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 3.2 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.18 deaths per 1,000 people in Somalia, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Somalia ahead.
Gabon ranks 53rd and Somalia ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1456 deaths per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 1960s | 4.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2362 deaths per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 1970s | 3.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3843 deaths per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 1980s | 3.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5296 deaths per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 1990s | 3.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.4 deaths per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 2000s | 3.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4304 deaths per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 3.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6302 deaths per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 3.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3024 deaths per 1,000 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Gabon or Somalia?
- Gabon, at 3.2 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.18 deaths per 1,000 people in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Gabon and Somalia?
- 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Somalia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Somalia rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Gabon ranks 53rd and Somalia ranks 56th 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.