Somalia vs Ukraine: Mortality rates at age 65
Somalia
3.18 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ukraine
3.19 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Somalia rank
56th
Ukraine rank
54th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Somalia
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 3.19 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.18 deaths per 1,000 people in Somalia, 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 Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 56th and Ukraine ranks 54th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 7 and Ukraine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.07 deaths per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 1960s | 4.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.09 deaths per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 1970s | 4.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5936 deaths per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 1980s | 4.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3399 deaths per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 1990s | 4.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.418 deaths per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 2000s | 3.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8086 deaths per 1,000 people | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 3.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3576 deaths per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 3.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2419 deaths per 1,000 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Somalia or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 3.19 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.18 deaths per 1,000 people in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Somalia and Ukraine?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Ukraine?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Ukraine rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Somalia ranks 56th and Ukraine ranks 54th 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.