Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Cambodia
Cambodia: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 2.48 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Cambodia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rates age 65 by sex in Cambodia is 2.48, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Cambodia peaked at 15.77 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 2.48, in 2023.
Cambodia ranks 115th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.23 | — |
| 1951 | 5.25 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 5.23 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 5.2 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 5.17 | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 5.14 | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 5.13 | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 5.1 | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 5.06 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 5.03 | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 4.98 | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 4.94 | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 4.89 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 4.81 | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 4.79 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 4.74 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 4.7 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 4.7 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 4.65 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 4.63 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 6.12 | +32.4% |
| 1971 | 6.15 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 6.13 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 6.11 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 6.1 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 15.17 | +148.9% |
| 1976 | 14.27 | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 14.7 | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 15.77 | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 6 | -61.9% |
| 1980 | 4.67 | -22.1% |
| 1981 | 4.62 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 4.55 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 4.47 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 4.38 | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 4.31 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 4.21 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 3.92 | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 3.83 | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 3.81 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 3.76 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 3.69 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 3.67 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 3.58 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 3.53 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 3.49 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 3.44 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 3.39 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 3.32 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 3.26 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 3.18 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 3.12 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 3.08 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 3.03 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 2.94 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.87 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.81 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.76 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.73 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.69 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.66 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 2.61 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.59 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.57 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.55 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.53 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.52 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.51 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.51 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.51 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.65 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 2.76 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 2.49 | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 2.48 | -0.5% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 2.48 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.09, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 2.48 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.86, 87% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Cambodia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +148.9% | 6.1 | 15.17 |
| 1979 | -61.9% | 15.77 | 6 |
| 1970 | +32.4% | 4.63 | 6.12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.15 | 5.03 | 5.25 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.78 | 4.63 | 4.98 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.65 | 6 | 15.77 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.28 | 3.81 | 4.67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.51 | 3.26 | 3.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.92 | 2.69 | 3.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.56 | 2.51 | 2.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6 | 2.48 | 2.76 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 65 by sex in Cambodia?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Cambodia was 2.48 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.77 in 1978.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.48 in 2023.
- How does Cambodia rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Cambodia ranks 115th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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