Mauritania vs Turkmenistan: Mortality rates at age 65
Mauritania
3.31 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Turkmenistan
3.25 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mauritania rank
43rd
Turkmenistan rank
46th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Mauritania
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3.31 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.25 deaths per 1,000 people in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Mauritania ranks 43rd and Turkmenistan ranks 46th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0843 deaths per 1,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 4.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2452 deaths per 1,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 4.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2361 deaths per 1,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 4.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1053 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 3.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1609 deaths per 1,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 3.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.148 deaths per 1,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 3.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1191 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 3.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1589 deaths per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Mauritania or Turkmenistan?
- Mauritania, at 3.31 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.25 deaths per 1,000 people in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Turkmenistan rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Mauritania ranks 43rd and Turkmenistan ranks 46th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.