Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Albania
Albania: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 1.3 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Albania, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rates age 65 by sex in Albania is 1.3, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Albania peaked at 4.76 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.3, in 2023.
That places Albania 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.76 | — |
| 1951 | 4.69 | -1.5% |
| 1952 | 4.49 | -4.3% |
| 1953 | 4.28 | -4.7% |
| 1954 | 4.06 | -5.0% |
| 1955 | 3.86 | -4.9% |
| 1956 | 3.67 | -5.0% |
| 1957 | 3.5 | -4.6% |
| 1958 | 3.35 | -4.4% |
| 1959 | 3.23 | -3.5% |
| 1960 | 3.14 | -2.7% |
| 1961 | 3.08 | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 3.03 | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 3 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 2.98 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 2.95 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 2.92 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 2.91 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 2.9 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 2.89 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.9 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 2.9 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 2.9 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 2.9 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 2.91 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 2.91 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.9 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 2.89 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 2.87 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 2.87 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 2.87 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 2.86 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 2.84 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 2.83 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 2.81 | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 2.8 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 2.77 | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 2.73 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 2.67 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 2.6 | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 2.52 | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 2.44 | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 2.36 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 2.27 | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 2.21 | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 2.16 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 2.11 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 2.15 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 2.05 | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 2.02 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.98 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.96 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.93 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.89 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.86 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.8 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.71 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.56 | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 1.45 | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 1.39 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.39 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.4 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.45 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.48 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.49 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.46 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.45 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.43 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.4 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.38 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.02 | +46.9% |
| 2021 | 2.1 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 1.44 | -31.3% |
| 2023 | 1.3 | -10.3% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 1.3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.59, 50% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Albania's 1.3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.65, 78% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +46.9% | 1.38 | 2.02 |
| 2022 | -31.3% | 2.1 | 1.44 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.99 | 3.23 | 4.76 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.98 | 2.89 | 3.14 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.9 | 2.87 | 2.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.78 | 2.6 | 2.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.23 | 2.02 | 2.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.75 | 1.39 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 | 1.38 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 65 by sex in Albania?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Albania was 1.3 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.76 in 1950.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 in 2023.
- How does Albania rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Albania ranks 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 65 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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