Malta vs Sweden: Mortality rates at age 65

Malta
0.9955 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sweden
0.9912 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malta rank
215th
Sweden rank
216th

Mortality rates at age 65 over time

  • Malta
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.9955 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.9912 deaths per 1,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.0043 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 215th and Sweden ranks 216th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 7 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Sweden Difference Ahead
1950s 3.81 deaths per 1,000 people 2.42 deaths per 1,000 people 1.4 deaths per 1,000 people Malta
1960s 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people 2.42 deaths per 1,000 people 1.07 deaths per 1,000 people Malta
1970s 3.27 deaths per 1,000 people 2.4 deaths per 1,000 people 0.8654 deaths per 1,000 people Malta
1980s 2.62 deaths per 1,000 people 2.18 deaths per 1,000 people 0.4431 deaths per 1,000 people Malta
1990s 2.21 deaths per 1,000 people 1.78 deaths per 1,000 people 0.4294 deaths per 1,000 people Malta
2000s 1.63 deaths per 1,000 people 1.38 deaths per 1,000 people 0.2502 deaths per 1,000 people Malta
2010s 1.13 deaths per 1,000 people 1.07 deaths per 1,000 people 0.0592 deaths per 1,000 people Malta
2020s 0.9694 deaths per 1,000 people 1 deaths per 1,000 people 0.0309 deaths per 1,000 people Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Malta or Sweden?
Malta, at 0.9955 deaths per 1,000 people against 0.9912 deaths per 1,000 people in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Malta and Sweden?
0.0043 deaths per 1,000 people, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
Malta ranks 215th and Sweden ranks 216th 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.