Faroe Islands vs Puerto Rico: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Faroe Islands
4.9 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Puerto Rico
4.91 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
170th
Puerto Rico rank
169th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Faroe Islands
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 4.91 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.9 deaths per 1,000 people in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 170th and Puerto Rico ranks 169th of 236 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 55 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.4 deaths per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 14.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 34.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.12 deaths per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 10.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.39 deaths per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 9.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.78 deaths per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 7.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.62 deaths per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 6.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 5.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4871 deaths per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 4.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1569 deaths per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
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 Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 4.91 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.9 deaths per 1,000 people in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Faroe Islands and Puerto Rico?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Puerto Rico rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Faroe Islands ranks 170th and Puerto Rico ranks 169th 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.