Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Armenia
Armenia: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 2.77 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.77
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
95th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.71
in 1988
All-time low
2.75
in 2019
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Armenia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Armenia stood at 2.77.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Armenia peaked at 4.71 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2.75, in 2019.
That places Armenia 95th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Armenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.01 | — |
| 1951 | 3.97 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 3.94 | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 3.91 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 3.89 | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 3.86 | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 3.83 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 3.81 | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 3.78 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 3.76 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 3.74 | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 3.71 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 3.69 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 3.67 | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 3.65 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 3.63 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 3.62 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 3.61 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 3.6 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 3.59 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 3.59 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 3.59 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 3.59 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.59 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 3.59 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 3.6 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 3.6 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 3.6 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 3.6 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.6 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 3.58 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 3.55 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 3.51 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 3.46 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 3.42 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 3.38 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 3.36 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 3.36 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 4.71 | +40.2% |
| 1989 | 3.44 | -27.0% |
| 1990 | 3.5 | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 3.56 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 3.61 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 3.65 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 3.67 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 3.67 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 3.66 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.63 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 3.59 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 3.54 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 3.49 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 3.44 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 3.39 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 3.36 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 3.35 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 3.34 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.33 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.33 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.32 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.3 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.27 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 3.23 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 3.18 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 3.12 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 3.05 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.98 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.91 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.84 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.79 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.75 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 3.56 | +29.6% |
| 2021 | 3.29 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 3.01 | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 2.77 | -8.0% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 2.77 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.59, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 2.77 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.65, 1.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Armenia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +40.2% | 3.36 | 4.71 |
| 2020 | +29.6% | 2.75 | 3.56 |
| 1989 | -27.0% | 4.71 | 3.44 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.88 | 3.76 | 4.01 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.65 | 3.59 | 3.74 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.59 | 3.59 | 3.6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.58 | 3.36 | 4.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.61 | 3.5 | 3.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.36 | 3.3 | 3.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.01 | 2.75 | 3.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.16 | 2.77 | 3.56 | 4 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5455 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 65 by sex in Armenia?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Armenia was 2.77 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.71 in 1988.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.75 in 2019.
- How does Armenia rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Armenia ranks 95th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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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