Hungary vs Jamaica: Mortality rates at age 65
Hungary
2.95 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Jamaica
2.99 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Hungary rank
74th
Jamaica rank
73rd
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Hungary
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.95 deaths per 1,000 people in Hungary, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.
Hungary ranks 74th and Jamaica ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 7 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0838 deaths per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 3.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1177 deaths per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 1970s | 3.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4346 deaths per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 1980s | 3.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.18 deaths per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 1990s | 4.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.42 deaths per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 2000s | 3.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5125 deaths per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 2010s | 3.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2192 deaths per 1,000 people | Hungary |
| 2020s | 3.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1101 deaths per 1,000 people | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Hungary or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.95 deaths per 1,000 people in Hungary as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Hungary and Jamaica?
- 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Jamaica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Hungary and Jamaica rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Hungary ranks 74th and Jamaica ranks 73rd 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.