Mortality rates at age 65 in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Mortality rates at age 65 was 2.86 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.86 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
87th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.45 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1952
All-time low
2.86 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mortality rates at age 65 in United States Virgin Islands, 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
United States Virgin Islands recorded 2.86 deaths per 1,000 people for mortality rates at age 65 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 65 in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 4.45 deaths per 1,000 people in 1952 and was at its lowest, 2.86 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 87th 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 United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 4.4 deaths per 1,000 people | +9.8% |
| 1952 | 4.45 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 4.32 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1954 | 3.62 deaths per 1,000 people | -16.1% |
| 1955 | 4.04 deaths per 1,000 people | +11.5% |
| 1956 | 4.13 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 1957 | 4.05 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 3.81 deaths per 1,000 people | -6.0% |
| 1959 | 4.15 deaths per 1,000 people | +9.0% |
| 1960 | 4.13 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 4.04 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 4.04 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 4.19 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 3.86 deaths per 1,000 people | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 4.04 deaths per 1,000 people | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 3.99 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 3.84 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 3.77 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 3.71 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 3.64 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 3.77 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 3.73 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 3.68 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 3.62 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 3.52 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 3.48 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 3.46 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 3.44 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 3.41 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 3.38 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 3.37 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 3.34 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 3.32 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 3.29 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 3.28 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 3.27 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 3.24 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 3.24 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 3.22 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 3.21 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 3.19 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 3.18 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 3.13 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 3.33 deaths per 1,000 people | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 3.24 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 3.3 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 3.23 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 3.11 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 3.16 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 3.1 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 3.15 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 3.08 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 3.07 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.07 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.07 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 3.05 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.03 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 3.01 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.97 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.98 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.93 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.03 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 3.02 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.94 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 2.86 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States Virgin Islands
- 84 Latvia 2.87 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 85 Madagascar 2.87 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 86 Kazakhstan 2.86 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 88 American Samoa 2.86 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 89 Bolivia 2.85 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 90 Honduras 2.83 deaths per 1,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates at age 65 in United States Virgin Islands?
- Mortality rates at age 65 in United States Virgin Islands was 2.86 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 United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.45 deaths per 1,000 people in 1952.
- What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.86 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for mortality rates at age 65?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 87th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands 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.