Guyana vs Sierra Leone: Mortality rates at age 65
Guyana
3.59 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sierra Leone
3.55 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guyana rank
22nd
Sierra Leone rank
25th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Guyana
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 22nd and Sierra Leone ranks 25th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.43 deaths per 1,000 people | Guyana |
| 1960s | 5.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 1,000 people | Guyana |
| 1970s | 5.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9583 deaths per 1,000 people | Guyana |
| 1980s | 4.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6435 deaths per 1,000 people | Guyana |
| 1990s | 4.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0869 deaths per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 4.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2873 deaths per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 3.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0938 deaths per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 4.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7557 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 Sierra Leone?
- Guyana, at 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Guyana and Sierra Leone?
- 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Sierra Leone rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Guyana ranks 22nd and Sierra Leone ranks 25th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.