What is mortality rates at age 65 in Saint Helena?

Mortality rates at age 65 in Saint Helena was 2.07 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 Saint Helena?

The highest recorded value was 3.26 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.

What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Saint Helena?

The lowest recorded value was 1.99 deaths per 1,000 people in 2005.

How does Saint Helena rank for mortality rates at age 65?

Saint Helena ranks 140th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in Saint Helena?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Saint Helena 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 Saint Helena

Name: Mortality rates at age 65 in Saint Helena
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Saint Helena: Mortality rates at age 65 was 2.07 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

2.07 deaths per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

140th

of 236 countries

All-time high

3.26 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1950

All-time low

1.99 deaths per 1,000 people

in 2005

Years of data

1950–2023

Mortality rates at age 65 in Saint Helena, 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

Saint Helena recorded 2.07 deaths per 1,000 people for mortality rates at age 65 in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 65 in Saint Helena peaked at 3.26 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.99 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2005.

Saint Helena ranks 140th 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 Saint Helena, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rates at age 65 in Saint Helena, 1950 to 2023.
Year	deaths per 1,000 people	Change
1950	3.26 deaths per 1,000 people	—
1951	3.25 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
1952	3.24 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.3%
1953	3.23 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
1954	3.21 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.6%
1955	3.2 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.3%
1956	3.19 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.3%
1957	3.18 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.2%
1958	3.17 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.3%
1959	3.17 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.1%
1960	3.17 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.1%
1961	3.17 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.1%
1962	3.16 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.2%
1963	3.16 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.1%
1964	3.15 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.2%
1965	3.14 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.5%
1966	3.12 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
1967	3.12 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.0%
1968	3.12 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.2%
1969	3.11 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.3%
1970	3.11 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1971	3.1 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.2%
1972	3.09 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.3%
1973	3.08 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.3%
1974	3.08 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.2%
1975	3.06 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.5%
1976	3.05 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
1977	3.04 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
1978	3.02 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
1979	3.01 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.6%
1980	2.99 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
1981	2.98 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.6%
1982	2.96 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.7%
1983	2.94 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.5%
1984	2.93 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.5%
1985	2.91 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.6%
1986	2.89 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.6%
1987	2.88 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.5%
1988	2.86 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.6%
1989	2.84 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.7%
1990	2.82 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.9%
1991	2.81 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.3%
1992	2.74 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.4%
1993	2.75 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.3%
1994	2.68 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.5%
1995	2.68 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.1%
1996	2.63 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.9%
1997	2.49 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.5%
1998	2.34 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.9%
1999	2.22 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.1%
2000	2.21 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
2001	2.19 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.0%
2002	2.17 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
2003	2.09 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.6%
2004	2.04 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.6%
2005	1.99 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.3%
2006	2.08 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.4%
2007	2.25 deaths per 1,000 people	+8.3%
2008	2.21 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
2009	2.13 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.8%
2010	2.14 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.8%
2011	2.09 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.3%
2012	2.18 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.0%
2013	2.15 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.3%
2014	2.25 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.9%
2015	2.28 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.4%
2016	2.13 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.9%
2017	2.09 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.8%
2018	2.11 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.9%
2019	2.07 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.9%
2020	2.04 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.5%
2021	2.04 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.0%
2022	2.11 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.4%
2023	2.07 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	3.21 deaths per 1,000 people	3.17 deaths per 1,000 people	3.26 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1960s	3.14 deaths per 1,000 people	3.11 deaths per 1,000 people	3.17 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1970s	3.06 deaths per 1,000 people	3.01 deaths per 1,000 people	3.11 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1980s	2.92 deaths per 1,000 people	2.84 deaths per 1,000 people	2.99 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1990s	2.62 deaths per 1,000 people	2.22 deaths per 1,000 people	2.82 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2000s	2.14 deaths per 1,000 people	1.99 deaths per 1,000 people	2.25 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2010s	2.15 deaths per 1,000 people	2.07 deaths per 1,000 people	2.28 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2020s	2.06 deaths per 1,000 people	2.04 deaths per 1,000 people	2.11 deaths per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Saint Helena

137 Mayotte 2.11 deaths per 1,000 people compare
138 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2.1 deaths per 1,000 people compare
139 Uruguay 2.08 deaths per 1,000 people compare
141 Tunisia 2.07 deaths per 1,000 people compare
142 Argentina 2.05 deaths per 1,000 people compare
143 Croatia 2.01 deaths per 1,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rates at age 65 in Saint Helena?: Mortality rates at age 65 in Saint Helena was 2.07 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 Saint Helena?: The highest recorded value was 3.26 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Saint Helena?: The lowest recorded value was 1.99 deaths per 1,000 people in 2005.
How does Saint Helena rank for mortality rates at age 65?: Saint Helena ranks 140th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in Saint Helena?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Saint Helena 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.