Sri Lanka vs Viet Nam: Mortality rates at age 65
Sri Lanka
2.25 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Viet Nam
2.27 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
127th
Viet Nam rank
125th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Sri Lanka
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 2.27 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.25 deaths per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 127th and Viet Nam ranks 125th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 6 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4276 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1804 deaths per 1,000 people | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 3.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4304 deaths per 1,000 people | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 3.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4314 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 3.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9706 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.655 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1655 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0887 deaths per 1,000 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Sri Lanka or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 2.27 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.25 deaths per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Sri Lanka and Viet Nam?
- 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Viet Nam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Viet Nam rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Sri Lanka ranks 127th and Viet Nam ranks 125th 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.