Iraq vs Mauritius: Mortality rates at age 65
Iraq
2.63 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mauritius
2.59 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Iraq rank
104th
Mauritius rank
106th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Iraq
- Mauritius
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2.63 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.59 deaths per 1,000 people in Mauritius, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritius ahead.
Iraq ranks 104th and Mauritius ranks 106th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Mauritius in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.62 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 4.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8377 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 4.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0334 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 1990s | 3.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2092 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2000s | 3.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4371 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4233 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
| 2020s | 3.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3507 deaths per 1,000 people | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Iraq or Mauritius?
- Iraq, at 2.63 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.59 deaths per 1,000 people in Mauritius as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Iraq and Mauritius?
- 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Mauritius?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Mauritius rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Iraq ranks 104th and Mauritius ranks 106th 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.