French Guiana vs Martinique: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
French Guiana
6.37 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Martinique
6.6 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
French Guiana rank
153rd
Martinique rank
151st
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- French Guiana
- Martinique
How they compare
Martinique currently reports 6.6 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.37 deaths per 1,000 people in French Guiana, a difference of 0.23 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Guiana ahead.
French Guiana ranks 153rd and Martinique ranks 151st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 7 and Martinique in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Guiana | Martinique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 81.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 57.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.91 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 1960s | 50.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 40.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.53 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 1970s | 30.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.77 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 1980s | 20.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.76 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 1990s | 13.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.32 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 2000s | 9.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.36 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 2010s | 7.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6993 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 2020s | 6.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0797 deaths per 1,000 people | Martinique |
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 Martinique?
- Martinique, at 6.6 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.37 deaths per 1,000 people in French Guiana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between French Guiana and Martinique?
- 0.23 deaths per 1,000 people, with Martinique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Martinique?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do French Guiana and Martinique rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- French Guiana ranks 153rd and Martinique ranks 151st 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.