Malaysia vs Tunisia: Mortality rates at age 65

Malaysia
2.11 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tunisia
2.07 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malaysia rank
136th
Tunisia rank
141st

Mortality rates at age 65 over time

  • Malaysia
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2.11 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.07 deaths per 1,000 people in Tunisia, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 136th and Tunisia ranks 141st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 7 and Tunisia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Tunisia Difference Ahead
1950s 6.34 deaths per 1,000 people 4.93 deaths per 1,000 people 1.41 deaths per 1,000 people Malaysia
1960s 5.07 deaths per 1,000 people 4.32 deaths per 1,000 people 0.749 deaths per 1,000 people Malaysia
1970s 4.26 deaths per 1,000 people 3.61 deaths per 1,000 people 0.6423 deaths per 1,000 people Malaysia
1980s 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people 0.444 deaths per 1,000 people Malaysia
1990s 3.05 deaths per 1,000 people 2.74 deaths per 1,000 people 0.3096 deaths per 1,000 people Malaysia
2000s 2.65 deaths per 1,000 people 2.47 deaths per 1,000 people 0.1806 deaths per 1,000 people Malaysia
2010s 2.31 deaths per 1,000 people 2.29 deaths per 1,000 people 0.0154 deaths per 1,000 people Malaysia
2020s 2.34 deaths per 1,000 people 2.47 deaths per 1,000 people 0.1328 deaths per 1,000 people Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Malaysia or Tunisia?
Malaysia, at 2.11 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.07 deaths per 1,000 people in Tunisia as of 2023.
What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Malaysia and Tunisia?
0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Tunisia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Tunisia rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
Malaysia ranks 136th and Tunisia ranks 141st 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
Last refreshed

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.