Malaysia vs Uruguay: Mortality rates at age 65
Malaysia
2.11 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Uruguay
2.08 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malaysia rank
136th
Uruguay rank
139th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Malaysia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 2.11 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.08 deaths per 1,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 136th and Uruguay ranks 139th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.64 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 5.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.64 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 4.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9796 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2871 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 3.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 3 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0562 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 2.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1031 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 2.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0194 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 2.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0326 deaths per 1,000 people | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Malaysia or Uruguay?
- Malaysia, at 2.11 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.08 deaths per 1,000 people in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Malaysia and Uruguay?
- 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Uruguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Uruguay rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Malaysia ranks 136th and Uruguay ranks 139th 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.