Faroe Islands vs Saudi Arabia: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Faroe Islands
4.9 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
4.9 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
170th
Saudi Arabia rank
171st
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Faroe Islands
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 4.9 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.9 deaths per 1,000 people in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 170th and Saudi Arabia ranks 171st of 236 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 184.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 150.44 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 14.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 150.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 136.26 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 10.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 98.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 88.27 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 9.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 52.02 deaths per 1,000 people | 42.99 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 7.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.32 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 6.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.54 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 5.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.26 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 4.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.253 deaths per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
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 Saudi Arabia?
- Faroe Islands, at 4.9 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.9 deaths per 1,000 people in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Faroe Islands and Saudi Arabia?
- 0 deaths per 1,000 people, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Faroe Islands ranks 170th and Saudi Arabia ranks 171st 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.