Samoa vs Solomon Islands: Mortality rates at age 65

Samoa
2.94 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Solomon Islands
2.93 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Samoa rank
78th
Solomon Islands rank
80th

Mortality rates at age 65 over time

  • Samoa
  • Solomon Islands
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 2.94 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.93 deaths per 1,000 people in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Solomon Islands ahead.

Samoa ranks 78th and Solomon Islands ranks 80th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Solomon Islands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1950s 5.16 deaths per 1,000 people 5.87 deaths per 1,000 people 0.7076 deaths per 1,000 people Solomon Islands
1960s 4.83 deaths per 1,000 people 4.94 deaths per 1,000 people 0.106 deaths per 1,000 people Solomon Islands
1970s 4.41 deaths per 1,000 people 4.02 deaths per 1,000 people 0.3813 deaths per 1,000 people Samoa
1980s 4 deaths per 1,000 people 3.56 deaths per 1,000 people 0.434 deaths per 1,000 people Samoa
1990s 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people 3.47 deaths per 1,000 people 0.0757 deaths per 1,000 people Samoa
2000s 3.15 deaths per 1,000 people 3.35 deaths per 1,000 people 0.2051 deaths per 1,000 people Solomon Islands
2010s 3.08 deaths per 1,000 people 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people 0.0117 deaths per 1,000 people Solomon Islands
2020s 3.06 deaths per 1,000 people 3.18 deaths per 1,000 people 0.1196 deaths per 1,000 people Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Samoa or Solomon Islands?
Samoa, at 2.94 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.93 deaths per 1,000 people in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Samoa and Solomon Islands?
0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Solomon Islands?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Solomon Islands rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
Samoa ranks 78th and Solomon Islands ranks 80th 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.