Jamaica vs Vanuatu: Mortality rates at age 65
Jamaica
2.99 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Vanuatu
3.01 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Jamaica rank
73rd
Vanuatu rank
71st
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Jamaica
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 3.01 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Jamaica ranks 73rd and Vanuatu ranks 71st of 236 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.77 deaths per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 3.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.78 deaths per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 3.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.6 deaths per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 2.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.35 deaths per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 2.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.921 deaths per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 2.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3695 deaths per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 2.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.386 deaths per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 3.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0502 deaths per 1,000 people | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Jamaica or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 3.01 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Jamaica and Vanuatu?
- 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Vanuatu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Vanuatu rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Jamaica ranks 73rd and Vanuatu ranks 71st 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.