Mortality rates age 65 by sex in India
India: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 2.71 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in India, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rates age 65 by sex in India is 2.71, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 65 by sex in India peaked at 4.8 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.71, in 2023.
India ranks 99th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.8 | — |
| 1951 | 4.79 | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 4.76 | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 4.76 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 4.65 | -2.2% |
| 1955 | 4.61 | -1.0% |
| 1956 | 4.58 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 4.56 | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 4.53 | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 4.48 | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 4.45 | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 4.45 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 4.43 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 4.42 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 4.42 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 4.61 | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 4.6 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 4.61 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 4.43 | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 4.44 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 4.44 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 4.44 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 4.44 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4.43 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 4.39 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 4.38 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 4.36 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 4.36 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 4.36 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 4.36 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4.36 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 4.36 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4.36 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.36 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 4.34 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 4.33 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 4.3 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 4.27 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 4.24 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 4.2 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 4.15 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 4.1 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 4.06 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 4.01 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 3.95 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 3.9 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 3.85 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 3.8 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 3.74 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 3.69 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 3.63 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.57 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 3.51 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 3.46 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 3.41 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.35 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 3.29 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 3.24 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 3.17 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 3.11 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 3.04 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.98 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 2.92 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 2.88 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 2.83 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.8 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.78 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.76 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.74 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.73 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 3.16 | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 3.99 | +26.3% |
| 2022 | 2.72 | -32.0% |
| 2023 | 2.71 | -0.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 2.71 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.09, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 2.71 is above the median for South Asia, which is 2.36, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 65 by sex in India 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 | -32.0% | 3.99 | 2.72 |
| 2021 | +26.3% | 3.16 | 3.99 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.65 | 4.48 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.49 | 4.42 | 4.61 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.4 | 4.36 | 4.44 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.31 | 4.2 | 4.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.93 | 3.69 | 4.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.37 | 3.11 | 3.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.85 | 2.73 | 3.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.14 | 2.71 | 3.99 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 65 by sex in India?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in India was 2.71 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8 in 1950.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.71 in 2023.
- How does India rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- India ranks 99th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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