Faroe Islands vs French Polynesia: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Faroe Islands
4.9 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
French Polynesia
4.87 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
170th
French Polynesia rank
172nd
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Faroe Islands
- French Polynesia
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 4.9 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.87 deaths per 1,000 people in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Polynesia ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 170th and French Polynesia ranks 172nd of 236 countries.
French Polynesia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | French Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 89.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 55.84 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 1960s | 14.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 64.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 50 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | 10.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 49.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 39.19 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 1980s | 9.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.37 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 1990s | 7.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.39 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | 6.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.73 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | 5.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6598 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 2020s | 4.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0684 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Faroe Islands or French Polynesia?
- Faroe Islands, at 4.9 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.87 deaths per 1,000 people in French Polynesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Faroe Islands and French Polynesia?
- 0.03 deaths per 1,000 people, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and French Polynesia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and French Polynesia rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Faroe Islands ranks 170th and French Polynesia ranks 172nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.