Portugal vs Saudi Arabia: Mortality rates at age 65
Portugal
1.34 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
1.35 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Portugal rank
185th
Saudi Arabia rank
182nd
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Portugal
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.35 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.34 deaths per 1,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Portugal ranks 185th and Saudi Arabia ranks 182nd of 236 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 3.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.07 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 3.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8437 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 2.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7618 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 2.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5533 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 1.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5466 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 1.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2625 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 1.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0791 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Portugal or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1.35 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.34 deaths per 1,000 people in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Portugal and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Saudi Arabia rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Portugal ranks 185th and Saudi Arabia ranks 182nd 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.