Guam vs Mexico: Mortality rates at age 65
Guam
2 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mexico
1.98 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guam rank
144th
Mexico rank
146th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Guam
- Mexico
How they compare
Guam currently reports 2 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.98 deaths per 1,000 people in Mexico, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guam ahead.
Guam ranks 144th and Mexico ranks 146th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.16 deaths per 1,000 people | Guam |
| 1960s | 4.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5961 deaths per 1,000 people | Guam |
| 1970s | 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5567 deaths per 1,000 people | Guam |
| 1980s | 2.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0245 deaths per 1,000 people | Mexico |
| 1990s | 2.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2188 deaths per 1,000 people | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1606 deaths per 1,000 people | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1084 deaths per 1,000 people | Mexico |
| 2020s | 2.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6116 deaths per 1,000 people | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Guam or Mexico?
- Guam, at 2 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.98 deaths per 1,000 people in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Guam and Mexico?
- 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people, with Guam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Mexico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guam and Mexico rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Guam ranks 144th and Mexico ranks 146th 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.