Gambia vs Senegal: Mortality rates at age 65
Gambia
2.77 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Senegal
2.76 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Gambia rank
94th
Senegal rank
97th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Gambia
- Senegal
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 2.77 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.76 deaths per 1,000 people in Senegal, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.
Gambia ranks 94th and Senegal ranks 97th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1394 deaths per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 1960s | 4.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3031 deaths per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 1970s | 4.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3487 deaths per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 1980s | 3.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0493 deaths per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 1990s | 3.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1206 deaths per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2000s | 3.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.091 deaths per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2010s | 2.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0044 deaths per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2020s | 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.013 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, Gambia or Senegal?
- Gambia, at 2.77 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 Gambia and Senegal?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Senegal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Senegal rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Gambia ranks 94th 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.