Philippines vs Rwanda: Mortality rates at age 65
Philippines
3.34 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Rwanda
3.26 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Philippines rank
42nd
Rwanda rank
44th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Philippines
- Rwanda
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.26 deaths per 1,000 people in Rwanda, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.
Philippines ranks 42nd and Rwanda ranks 44th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1967 deaths per 1,000 people | Philippines |
| 1960s | 3.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1508 deaths per 1,000 people | Philippines |
| 1970s | 3.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2162 deaths per 1,000 people | Philippines |
| 1980s | 3.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1459 deaths per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 3.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 3.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4289 deaths per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 3.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.028 deaths per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 3.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.247 deaths per 1,000 people | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Philippines or Rwanda?
- Philippines, at 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.26 deaths per 1,000 people in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Philippines and Rwanda?
- 0.08 deaths per 1,000 people, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Rwanda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Philippines and Rwanda rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Philippines ranks 42nd and Rwanda ranks 44th 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.