Ireland vs Netherlands: Mortality rates at age 65
Ireland
1.02 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Netherlands
1.06 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ireland rank
211th
Netherlands rank
209th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Ireland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.06 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 211th and Netherlands ranks 209th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.54 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1960s | 3.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.21 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1970s | 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7105 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1980s | 3.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7092 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1990s | 2.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3371 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1264 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0193 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0737 deaths per 1,000 people | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Ireland or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1.06 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 Netherlands?
- 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Ireland ranks 211th and Netherlands ranks 209th 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.