What is mortality rates at age 65 in North Macedonia?

Mortality rates at age 65 in North Macedonia was 2.36 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in North Macedonia?

The highest recorded value was 3.66 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.

What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in North Macedonia?

The lowest recorded value was 2.03 deaths per 1,000 people in 2014.

How does North Macedonia rank for mortality rates at age 65?

North Macedonia ranks 122nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in North Macedonia?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this North Macedonia data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rates at age 65 in North Macedonia

Name: Mortality rates at age 65 in North Macedonia
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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North Macedonia: Mortality rates at age 65 was 2.36 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

2.36 deaths per 1,000 people

Change on year

up 1.0%

World rank

122nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

3.66 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1950

All-time low

2.03 deaths per 1,000 people

in 2014

Years of data

1950–2023

Mortality rates at age 65 in North Macedonia, 1950–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, mortality rates at age 65 in North Macedonia stood at 2.36 deaths per 1,000 people.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 65 in North Macedonia peaked at 3.66 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.03 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2014.

North Macedonia ranks 122nd 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 at age 65 in North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rates at age 65 in North Macedonia, 1950 to 2023.
Year	deaths per 1,000 people	Change
1950	3.66 deaths per 1,000 people	—
1951	3.55 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.0%
1952	3.42 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.6%
1953	3.32 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.0%
1954	3.15 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.0%
1955	3 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.7%
1956	3.04 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.3%
1957	3.28 deaths per 1,000 people	+8.0%
1958	2.89 deaths per 1,000 people	-12.1%
1959	3.04 deaths per 1,000 people	+5.3%
1960	2.91 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.2%
1961	2.98 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.4%
1962	3.01 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.9%
1963	3.03 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.6%
1964	2.8 deaths per 1,000 people	-7.6%
1965	2.92 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.4%
1966	2.81 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.9%
1967	2.79 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
1968	2.79 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.1%
1969	2.97 deaths per 1,000 people	+6.3%
1970	2.92 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.6%
1971	2.99 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.3%
1972	3.05 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.3%
1973	3.01 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.5%
1974	2.93 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.7%
1975	2.86 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
1976	2.89 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.7%
1977	2.86 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
1978	2.77 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.1%
1979	2.9 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.7%
1980	2.84 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.2%
1981	2.92 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.9%
1982	2.83 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.2%
1983	2.91 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.9%
1984	2.94 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.1%
1985	2.93 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.5%
1986	2.88 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.6%
1987	2.89 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.1%
1988	2.88 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.3%
1989	2.81 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.5%
1990	2.88 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.8%
1991	2.82 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.4%
1992	2.93 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.2%
1993	2.97 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.1%
1994	3.02 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.7%
1995	2.98 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
1996	3.35 deaths per 1,000 people	+12.5%
1997	2.9 deaths per 1,000 people	-13.6%
1998	3.27 deaths per 1,000 people	+13.0%
1999	2.88 deaths per 1,000 people	-11.9%
2000	3.43 deaths per 1,000 people	+18.9%
2001	2.69 deaths per 1,000 people	-21.5%
2002	3.09 deaths per 1,000 people	+15.1%
2003	2.85 deaths per 1,000 people	-8.0%
2004	2.72 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.6%
2005	2.68 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
2006	2.68 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.1%
2007	2.46 deaths per 1,000 people	-8.3%
2008	2.7 deaths per 1,000 people	+9.8%
2009	2.5 deaths per 1,000 people	-7.6%
2010	2.81 deaths per 1,000 people	+12.5%
2011	2.71 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.7%
2012	2.48 deaths per 1,000 people	-8.3%
2013	2.39 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.5%
2014	2.03 deaths per 1,000 people	-15.2%
2015	2.42 deaths per 1,000 people	+19.2%
2016	2.49 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.8%
2017	2.45 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.5%
2018	2.22 deaths per 1,000 people	-9.5%
2019	2.46 deaths per 1,000 people	+10.8%
2020	2.99 deaths per 1,000 people	+21.4%
2021	3.3 deaths per 1,000 people	+10.4%
2022	2.34 deaths per 1,000 people	-29.1%
2023	2.36 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	3.23 deaths per 1,000 people	2.89 deaths per 1,000 people	3.66 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1960s	2.9 deaths per 1,000 people	2.79 deaths per 1,000 people	3.03 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1970s	2.92 deaths per 1,000 people	2.77 deaths per 1,000 people	3.05 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1980s	2.88 deaths per 1,000 people	2.81 deaths per 1,000 people	2.94 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1990s	3 deaths per 1,000 people	2.82 deaths per 1,000 people	3.35 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2000s	2.78 deaths per 1,000 people	2.46 deaths per 1,000 people	3.43 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2010s	2.45 deaths per 1,000 people	2.03 deaths per 1,000 people	2.81 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2020s	2.75 deaths per 1,000 people	2.34 deaths per 1,000 people	3.3 deaths per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

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124 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.28 deaths per 1,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rates at age 65 in North Macedonia?: Mortality rates at age 65 in North Macedonia was 2.36 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in North Macedonia?: The highest recorded value was 3.66 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in North Macedonia?: The lowest recorded value was 2.03 deaths per 1,000 people in 2014.
How does North Macedonia rank for mortality rates at age 65?: North Macedonia ranks 122nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in North Macedonia?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this North Macedonia data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rates at age 65
Unit: deaths per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.