Faroe Islands vs Réunion: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Faroe Islands
4.9 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Réunion
4.91 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
170th
Réunion rank
168th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Faroe Islands
- Réunion
How they compare
Réunion 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 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Réunion ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 170th and Réunion ranks 168th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 1 and Réunion in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Réunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 119.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 85.5 deaths per 1,000 people | Réunion |
| 1960s | 14.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 70.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 56.6 deaths per 1,000 people | Réunion |
| 1970s | 10.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 34.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.14 deaths per 1,000 people | Réunion |
| 1980s | 9.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9025 deaths per 1,000 people | Réunion |
| 1990s | 7.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3245 deaths per 1,000 people | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 6.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1536 deaths per 1,000 people | Réunion |
| 2010s | 5.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4838 deaths per 1,000 people | Réunion |
| 2020s | 4.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2572 deaths per 1,000 people | Réunion |
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 Réunion?
- Réunion, 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 Réunion?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Réunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Réunion?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Réunion rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Faroe Islands ranks 170th and Réunion ranks 168th 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.