Germany vs Greece: Mortality rates at age 65
Germany
1.51 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Greece
1.49 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Germany rank
174th
Greece rank
175th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Germany
- Greece
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.51 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.49 deaths per 1,000 people in Greece, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greece ahead.
Germany ranks 174th and Greece ranks 175th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 7 and Greece in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1253 deaths per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 1960s | 3.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7892 deaths per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 1970s | 3.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8236 deaths per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 1980s | 2.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6532 deaths per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 1990s | 2.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5625 deaths per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 2000s | 1.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1563 deaths per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 2010s | 1.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0124 deaths per 1,000 people | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.043 deaths per 1,000 people | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Germany or Greece?
- Germany, at 1.51 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.49 deaths per 1,000 people in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Germany and Greece?
- 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Greece?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Greece rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Germany ranks 174th and Greece ranks 175th 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.