Ireland vs Israel: Mortality rates at age 65
Ireland
1.02 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Israel
1.09 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ireland rank
211th
Israel rank
208th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Ireland
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 1.09 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 211th and Israel ranks 208th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 7 and Israel in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6243 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1960s | 3.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 1 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1970s | 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7977 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1980s | 3.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.07 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1990s | 2.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5716 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2352 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0314 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0875 deaths per 1,000 people | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Ireland or Israel?
- Israel, at 1.09 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Ireland and Israel?
- 0.07 deaths per 1,000 people, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Israel?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Israel rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Ireland ranks 211th and Israel ranks 208th 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.