Ghana vs Yemen: Mortality rates at age 65

Ghana
2.95 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Yemen
2.93 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ghana rank
76th
Yemen rank
79th

Mortality rates at age 65 over time

  • Ghana
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 2.95 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.93 deaths per 1,000 people in Yemen, 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 Yemen ahead.

Ghana ranks 76th and Yemen ranks 79th of 236 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Yemen Difference Ahead
1950s 4.3 deaths per 1,000 people 5.67 deaths per 1,000 people 1.37 deaths per 1,000 people Yemen
1960s 4.1 deaths per 1,000 people 5.41 deaths per 1,000 people 1.31 deaths per 1,000 people Yemen
1970s 3.96 deaths per 1,000 people 4.6 deaths per 1,000 people 0.6399 deaths per 1,000 people Yemen
1980s 3.69 deaths per 1,000 people 4.03 deaths per 1,000 people 0.341 deaths per 1,000 people Yemen
1990s 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people 3.63 deaths per 1,000 people 0.2853 deaths per 1,000 people Yemen
2000s 3.21 deaths per 1,000 people 3.27 deaths per 1,000 people 0.0583 deaths per 1,000 people Yemen
2010s 3.07 deaths per 1,000 people 3.13 deaths per 1,000 people 0.0604 deaths per 1,000 people Yemen
2020s 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people 3.39 deaths per 1,000 people 0.2979 deaths per 1,000 people Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Ghana or Yemen?
Ghana, at 2.95 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.93 deaths per 1,000 people in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Ghana and Yemen?
0.02 deaths per 1,000 people, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Yemen?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Yemen rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
Ghana ranks 76th and Yemen ranks 79th 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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Indicator
Mortality rates at age 65
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.