Sierra Leone vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Mortality rates at age 65
Sierra Leone
3.55 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tanzania, United Republic of
3.53 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
25th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
27th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Sierra Leone
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.53 deaths per 1,000 people in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 25th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4787 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1960s | 4.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2982 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1970s | 4.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0659 deaths per 1,000 people | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1980s | 4.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2527 deaths per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 4.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3132 deaths per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 4.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2885 deaths per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 4.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2654 deaths per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 3.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1218 deaths per 1,000 people | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Sierra Leone or Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Sierra Leone, at 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.53 deaths per 1,000 people in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Sierra Leone and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Sierra Leone ranks 25th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 27th 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.