Ghana vs Jamaica: Mortality rates at age 65
Ghana
2.95 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Jamaica
2.99 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ghana rank
76th
Jamaica rank
73rd
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Ghana
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.95 deaths per 1,000 people in Ghana, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 76th and Jamaica ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 7 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.814 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1960s | 4.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9574 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1970s | 3.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9492 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1980s | 3.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9524 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1990s | 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7154 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 2000s | 3.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2363 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 2010s | 3.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2207 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1188 deaths per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Ghana or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.95 deaths per 1,000 people in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Ghana and Jamaica?
- 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Jamaica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Jamaica rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Ghana ranks 76th and Jamaica ranks 73rd 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.