Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 2.83 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Tajikistan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 2.83 for mortality rates age 65 by sex 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 age 65 by sex in Tajikistan peaked at 4.5 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2.83, 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 age 65 by sex in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.06 | — |
| 1951 | 4.06 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 4.04 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 4.05 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 4.04 | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 4.02 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 4.01 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 4 | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 3.98 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 3.95 | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 3.93 | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 3.9 | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 3.87 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 3.84 | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 3.81 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 3.77 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 3.75 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 3.72 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 3.7 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 3.68 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 3.68 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 3.69 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 3.7 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 3.72 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 3.73 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 3.75 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 3.77 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 3.78 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 3.79 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 3.79 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.8 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 3.79 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 3.55 | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 3.61 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 3.59 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 3.54 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 3.41 | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 3.54 | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 3.66 | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 3.71 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 3.77 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 3.76 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 4.26 | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 4.5 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 3.85 | -14.4% |
| 1995 | 3.72 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 3.82 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 3.72 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 3.72 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 3.73 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 3.71 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.55 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 3.65 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 3.48 | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 3.46 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.64 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 3.54 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 3.58 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 3.49 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 3.45 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 3.4 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 3.4 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.31 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 3.17 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 3.21 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.19 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.13 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 3.03 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.99 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.94 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 4 | +35.9% |
| 2021 | 3.44 | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 2.87 | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 2.83 | -1.3% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 2.83 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.09, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 2.83 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.65, 1.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Tajikistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +35.9% | 2.94 | 4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.02 | 3.95 | 4.06 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.8 | 3.68 | 3.93 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.74 | 3.68 | 3.79 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.62 | 3.41 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.89 | 3.72 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.55 | 3.45 | 3.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.18 | 2.94 | 3.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.28 | 2.83 | 4 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6758 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0596 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6416 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0629 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 65 by sex in Tajikistan?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Tajikistan was 2.83 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5 in 1993.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.83 in 2023.
- How does Tajikistan rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Tajikistan ranks 91st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex 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 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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