Mortality rates age 65 by sex in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 0.8938 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in French Polynesia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 0.8938 for mortality rates age 65 by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 65 by sex in French Polynesia peaked at 4.4 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.8938, in 2023.
That places French Polynesia 226th 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 French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.4 | — |
| 1951 | 4.31 | -1.9% |
| 1952 | 4.23 | -1.8% |
| 1953 | 4.16 | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 4.1 | -1.5% |
| 1955 | 4.04 | -1.5% |
| 1956 | 3.97 | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 3.91 | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 3.86 | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 3.82 | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 3.78 | -1.1% |
| 1961 | 3.74 | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 3.71 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 3.69 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 3.66 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 3.64 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 3.62 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 3.6 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 3.57 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 3.55 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 3.52 | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 3.5 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 3.47 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 3.44 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 3.41 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 3.37 | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 3.33 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 3.28 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 3.23 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 3.17 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 3.09 | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 3.01 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 2.93 | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 2.83 | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 2.74 | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 2.67 | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 2.58 | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 2.51 | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 2.43 | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 2.38 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 2.34 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 2.29 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 2.21 | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 2.14 | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 2.07 | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 2 | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 1.93 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 1.86 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 1.76 | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 1.67 | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 1.61 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 1.57 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.54 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.51 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.49 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.48 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.46 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.42 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.38 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.34 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.29 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.25 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.21 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.18 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.15 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.12 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.09 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.06 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.03 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.24 | +23.6% |
| 2021 | 1.58 | +27.8% |
| 2022 | 0.919 | -41.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8938 | -2.7% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 0.8938 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.34, 67% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 0.8938 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.86, 31% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 65 by sex in French Polynesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -41.9% | 1.58 | 0.919 |
| 2021 | +27.8% | 1.24 | 1.58 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.08 | 3.82 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.66 | 3.55 | 3.78 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.37 | 3.17 | 3.52 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.72 | 2.38 | 3.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 | 1.67 | 2.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 | 1.34 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 | 1 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 | 0.8938 | 1.58 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 65 by sex in French Polynesia?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in French Polynesia was 0.8938 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4 in 1950.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8938 in 2023.
- How does French Polynesia rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- French Polynesia ranks 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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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