Tuvalu vs Zimbabwe: Mortality rates at age 65
Tuvalu
4.23 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
4.17 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tuvalu rank
6th
Zimbabwe rank
7th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Tuvalu
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 4.23 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.17 deaths per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Tuvalu ranks 6th and Zimbabwe ranks 7th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Tuvalu averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tuvalu | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.16 deaths per 1,000 people | Tuvalu |
| 1960s | 5.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.16 deaths per 1,000 people | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 5 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.17 deaths per 1,000 people | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 4.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9639 deaths per 1,000 people | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 4.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6373 deaths per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 4.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.6 deaths per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 4.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0489 deaths per 1,000 people | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 4.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1472 deaths per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Tuvalu or Zimbabwe?
- Tuvalu, at 4.23 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.17 deaths per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Tuvalu and Zimbabwe?
- 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tuvalu and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Tuvalu and Zimbabwe rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Tuvalu ranks 6th and Zimbabwe ranks 7th 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.