French Polynesia vs Puerto Rico: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
French Polynesia
4.87 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Puerto Rico
4.91 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
French Polynesia rank
172nd
Puerto Rico rank
169th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- French Polynesia
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 4.91 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.87 deaths per 1,000 people in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Polynesia ahead.
French Polynesia ranks 172nd and Puerto Rico ranks 169th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 7 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Polynesia | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 89.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 55 deaths per 1,000 people | 34.45 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 1960s | 64.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 34.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.88 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | 49.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.79 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 1980s | 25.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.59 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 1990s | 12.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.77 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | 7.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6208 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | 5.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1727 deaths per 1,000 people | French Polynesia |
| 2020s | 5.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0885 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, French Polynesia or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 4.91 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.87 deaths per 1,000 people in French Polynesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between French Polynesia and Puerto Rico?
- 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do French Polynesia and Puerto Rico rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- French Polynesia ranks 172nd 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.