Guernsey vs Sweden: Mortality rates at age 65
Guernsey
0.9822 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sweden
0.9912 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guernsey rank
217th
Sweden rank
216th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Guernsey
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.9912 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.9822 deaths per 1,000 people in Guernsey, a difference of 0.009 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guernsey ahead.
Guernsey ranks 217th and Sweden ranks 216th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guernsey averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guernsey | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2904 deaths per 1,000 people | Guernsey |
| 1960s | 2.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2143 deaths per 1,000 people | Guernsey |
| 1970s | 2.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2092 deaths per 1,000 people | Guernsey |
| 1980s | 2.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0678 deaths per 1,000 people | Guernsey |
| 1990s | 1.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0501 deaths per 1,000 people | Guernsey |
| 2000s | 1.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0127 deaths per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0396 deaths per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 1 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0165 deaths per 1,000 people | Guernsey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Guernsey or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.9912 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.9822 deaths per 1,000 people in Guernsey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Guernsey and Sweden?
- 0.009 deaths per 1,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guernsey and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guernsey and Sweden rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Guernsey ranks 217th and Sweden ranks 216th 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.