Saint Lucia vs Zambia: Mortality rates at age 65
Saint Lucia
3.04 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Zambia
3.03 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Saint Lucia rank
69th
Zambia rank
70th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Saint Lucia
- Zambia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.03 deaths per 1,000 people in Zambia, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 69th and Zambia ranks 70th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6519 deaths per 1,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 3.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.212 deaths per 1,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 3.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6103 deaths per 1,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 3.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4376 deaths per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 1990s | 3.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.77 deaths per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 2000s | 3.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.91 deaths per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 2010s | 2.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 2020s | 3.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1651 deaths per 1,000 people | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Saint Lucia or Zambia?
- Saint Lucia, at 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.03 deaths per 1,000 people in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Saint Lucia and Zambia?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Saint Lucia and Zambia rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Saint Lucia ranks 69th and Zambia ranks 70th 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.