Guyana vs Nigeria: Mortality rates at age 65
Guyana
3.59 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Nigeria
3.66 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guyana rank
22nd
Nigeria rank
19th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Guyana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.66 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people in Guyana, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.61 deaths per 1,000 people | Guyana |
| 1960s | 5.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3616 deaths per 1,000 people | Guyana |
| 1970s | 5.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.596 deaths per 1,000 people | Guyana |
| 1980s | 4.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5489 deaths per 1,000 people | Guyana |
| 1990s | 4.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.17 deaths per 1,000 people | Guyana |
| 2000s | 4.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1629 deaths per 1,000 people | Guyana |
| 2010s | 3.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1252 deaths per 1,000 people | Guyana |
| 2020s | 4.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6812 deaths per 1,000 people | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Guyana or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 3.66 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Guyana and Nigeria?
- 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Nigeria rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Guyana ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 19th 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.