Namibia vs Sierra Leone: Mortality rates at age 65

Namibia
3.59 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sierra Leone
3.55 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Namibia rank
23rd
Sierra Leone rank
25th

Mortality rates at age 65 over time

  • Namibia
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Namibia ranks 23rd and Sierra Leone ranks 25th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 4.16 deaths per 1,000 people 4.37 deaths per 1,000 people 0.2081 deaths per 1,000 people Sierra Leone
1960s 3.86 deaths per 1,000 people 4.26 deaths per 1,000 people 0.403 deaths per 1,000 people Sierra Leone
1970s 3.64 deaths per 1,000 people 4.12 deaths per 1,000 people 0.4852 deaths per 1,000 people Sierra Leone
1980s 4.22 deaths per 1,000 people 4.16 deaths per 1,000 people 0.0568 deaths per 1,000 people Namibia
1990s 4.56 deaths per 1,000 people 4.65 deaths per 1,000 people 0.083 deaths per 1,000 people Sierra Leone
2000s 5.35 deaths per 1,000 people 4.48 deaths per 1,000 people 0.8773 deaths per 1,000 people Namibia
2010s 4.84 deaths per 1,000 people 4.05 deaths per 1,000 people 0.793 deaths per 1,000 people Namibia
2020s 4.67 deaths per 1,000 people 3.75 deaths per 1,000 people 0.9213 deaths per 1,000 people Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Namibia or Sierra Leone?
Namibia, at 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Namibia and Sierra Leone?
0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sierra Leone?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Sierra Leone rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
Namibia ranks 23rd and Sierra Leone ranks 25th 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.