French Guiana vs Guadeloupe: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
French Guiana
6.37 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guadeloupe
5.92 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
French Guiana rank
153rd
Guadeloupe rank
156th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- French Guiana
- Guadeloupe
How they compare
French Guiana currently reports 6.37 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.92 deaths per 1,000 people in Guadeloupe, a difference of 0.45 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes French Guiana's figure about 1.1 times Guadeloupe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Guiana ahead.
French Guiana ranks 153rd and Guadeloupe ranks 156th of 236 countries.
French Guiana has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Guiana | Guadeloupe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 81.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 64.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.64 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 1960s | 50.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 45.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.83 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 1970s | 30.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4013 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 1980s | 20.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.86 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 1990s | 13.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.19 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 2000s | 9.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.93 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 2010s | 7.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.27 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 2020s | 6.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6195 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
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, French Guiana or Guadeloupe?
- French Guiana, at 6.37 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.92 deaths per 1,000 people in Guadeloupe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between French Guiana and Guadeloupe?
- 0.45 deaths per 1,000 people, with French Guiana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Guadeloupe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do French Guiana and Guadeloupe rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- French Guiana ranks 153rd and Guadeloupe ranks 156th 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.