Jamaica vs Zambia: Mortality rates at age 65

Jamaica
2.99 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Zambia
3.03 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Jamaica rank
73rd
Zambia rank
70th

Mortality rates at age 65 over time

  • Jamaica
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 3.03 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 73rd and Zambia ranks 70th of 236 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people 3.52 deaths per 1,000 people 0.0355 deaths per 1,000 people Zambia
1960s 3.14 deaths per 1,000 people 3.37 deaths per 1,000 people 0.2254 deaths per 1,000 people Zambia
1970s 3.01 deaths per 1,000 people 3.2 deaths per 1,000 people 0.1901 deaths per 1,000 people Zambia
1980s 2.74 deaths per 1,000 people 3.83 deaths per 1,000 people 1.09 deaths per 1,000 people Zambia
1990s 2.63 deaths per 1,000 people 4.96 deaths per 1,000 people 2.33 deaths per 1,000 people Zambia
2000s 2.97 deaths per 1,000 people 4.92 deaths per 1,000 people 1.95 deaths per 1,000 people Zambia
2010s 2.85 deaths per 1,000 people 3.96 deaths per 1,000 people 1.11 deaths per 1,000 people Zambia
2020s 3.21 deaths per 1,000 people 3.58 deaths per 1,000 people 0.3691 deaths per 1,000 people Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Jamaica or Zambia?
Zambia, at 3.03 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 Zambia?
0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Zambia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Zambia rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
Jamaica ranks 73rd and Zambia ranks 70th 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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Indicator
Mortality rates at age 65
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.