Ghana vs Samoa: Mortality rates at age 65
Ghana
2.95 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Samoa
2.94 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ghana rank
76th
Samoa rank
78th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Ghana
- Samoa
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2.95 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.94 deaths per 1,000 people in Samoa, 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 Samoa ahead.
Ghana ranks 76th and Samoa ranks 78th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8619 deaths per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 1960s | 4.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7351 deaths per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 1970s | 3.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.444 deaths per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 1980s | 3.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3062 deaths per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 1990s | 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2032 deaths per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 2000s | 3.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0622 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 2010s | 3.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0148 deaths per 1,000 people | Samoa |
| 2020s | 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0328 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Ghana or Samoa?
- Ghana, at 2.95 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.94 deaths per 1,000 people in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Ghana and Samoa?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Samoa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Samoa rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Ghana ranks 76th and Samoa ranks 78th 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.