Mortality rates at age 65 in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Mortality rates at age 65 was 2.83 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.83 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
91st
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.5 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1993
All-time low
2.83 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mortality rates at age 65 in Tajikistan, 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
Tajikistan recorded 2.83 deaths per 1,000 people for mortality rates at age 65 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 65 in Tajikistan peaked at 4.5 deaths per 1,000 people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.83 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.
That places Tajikistan 91st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.06 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 4.06 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 4.04 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 4.05 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 4.04 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 4.02 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 4.01 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 4 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 3.98 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 3.95 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 3.93 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 3.9 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 3.87 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 3.84 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 3.81 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 3.77 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 3.75 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 3.72 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 3.7 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 3.68 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 3.68 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 3.69 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 3.7 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 3.72 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 3.73 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 3.75 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 3.77 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 3.78 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 3.79 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 3.79 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.8 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 3.79 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 3.61 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 3.54 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 3.41 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 3.54 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 3.66 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 3.71 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 3.77 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 3.76 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 4.26 deaths per 1,000 people | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 4.5 deaths per 1,000 people | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 3.85 deaths per 1,000 people | -14.4% |
| 1995 | 3.72 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 3.82 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 3.72 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 3.72 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 3.73 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 3.71 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 3.65 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 3.48 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 3.46 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.64 deaths per 1,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 3.54 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 3.58 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 3.45 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 3.4 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 3.4 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.31 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 3.17 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 3.21 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.19 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.13 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 3.03 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.94 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 4 deaths per 1,000 people | +35.9% |
| 2021 | 3.44 deaths per 1,000 people | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 2.87 deaths per 1,000 people | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 2.83 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 88 American Samoa 2.86 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 89 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.85 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 90 Honduras 2.83 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 92 Romania 2.81 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 93 Djibouti 2.8 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 94 Gambia 2.77 deaths per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Tajikistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9561 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,061 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 13.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 12.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates at age 65 in Tajikistan?
- Mortality rates at age 65 in Tajikistan was 2.83 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 Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5 deaths per 1,000 people in 1993.
- What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.83 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Tajikistan rank for mortality rates at age 65?
- Tajikistan ranks 91st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.