Ireland vs Vatican: Mortality rates at age 65
Ireland
1.02 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Vatican
1.01 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ireland rank
211th
Vatican rank
214th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Ireland
- Vatican
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people in Vatican, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 211th and Vatican ranks 214th of 236 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6858 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1960s | 3.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9998 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1970s | 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8543 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1980s | 3.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8742 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1990s | 2.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.501 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2697 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0986 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 1 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0518 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Ireland or Vatican?
- Ireland, at 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.01 deaths per 1,000 people in Vatican as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Ireland and Vatican?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Vatican?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Vatican rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Ireland ranks 211th and Vatican ranks 214th 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.