Singapore vs Taiwan, China: Mortality rates at age 65
Singapore
1.3 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Taiwan, China
1.3 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Singapore rank
190th
Taiwan, China rank
189th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Singapore
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Taiwan, China currently reports 1.3 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.3 deaths per 1,000 people in Singapore, a difference of 0 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 190th and Taiwan, China ranks 189th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan, China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 1960s | 4.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1347 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 1970s | 4.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7833 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 1980s | 3.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6509 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 1990s | 2.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3888 deaths per 1,000 people | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1229 deaths per 1,000 people | Taiwan, China |
| 2010s | 1.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3621 deaths per 1,000 people | Taiwan, China |
| 2020s | 1.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.183 deaths per 1,000 people | Taiwan, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Singapore or Taiwan, China?
- Taiwan, China, at 1.3 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.3 deaths per 1,000 people in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Singapore and Taiwan, China?
- 0 deaths per 1,000 people, with Taiwan, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Taiwan, China?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Singapore and Taiwan, China rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Singapore ranks 190th and Taiwan, China ranks 189th 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.