Greenland vs Iraq: Mortality rates at age 65
Greenland
2.59 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iraq
2.63 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Greenland rank
107th
Iraq rank
104th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Greenland
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2.63 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.59 deaths per 1,000 people in Greenland, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
Greenland ranks 107th and Iraq ranks 104th of 236 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4366 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 1960s | 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8199 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 1970s | 3.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3114 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 1980s | 3.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8606 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 1990s | 3.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6659 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2000s | 2.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7125 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 2.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.419 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4856 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Greenland or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 2.63 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.59 deaths per 1,000 people in Greenland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Greenland and Iraq?
- 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Iraq?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Iraq rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Greenland ranks 107th and Iraq ranks 104th 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.