Guatemala vs Mexico: Mortality rates at age 65
Guatemala
1.97 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mexico
1.98 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guatemala rank
148th
Mexico rank
146th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Guatemala
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.98 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.97 deaths per 1,000 people in Guatemala, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 148th and Mexico ranks 146th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 7 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.58 deaths per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 5.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.46 deaths per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 3.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.604 deaths per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 3.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6621 deaths per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 2.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3772 deaths per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 2.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0388 deaths per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 2.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0109 deaths per 1,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 2.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0479 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, Guatemala or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 1.98 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.97 deaths per 1,000 people in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Guatemala and Mexico?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Mexico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Mexico rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Guatemala ranks 148th 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.