Guyana vs Marshall Islands: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Guyana
18.76 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Marshall Islands
19.43 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guyana rank
66th
Marshall Islands rank
65th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Guyana
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 19.43 deaths per 1,000 people against 18.76 deaths per 1,000 people in Guyana, a difference of 0.67 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 66th and Marshall Islands ranks 65th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 5 and Marshall Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 87.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 86.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7214 deaths per 1,000 people | Guyana |
| 1960s | 58.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 69.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.51 deaths per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 52.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 50.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.36 deaths per 1,000 people | Guyana |
| 1980s | 48.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 40.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.92 deaths per 1,000 people | Guyana |
| 1990s | 38.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 31.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.87 deaths per 1,000 people | Guyana |
| 2000s | 30.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.51 deaths per 1,000 people | Guyana |
| 2010s | 24.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7598 deaths per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 19.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7656 deaths per 1,000 people | Marshall Islands |
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, Guyana or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 19.43 deaths per 1,000 people against 18.76 deaths per 1,000 people in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Guyana and Marshall Islands?
- 0.67 deaths per 1,000 people, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Marshall Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Marshall Islands rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Guyana ranks 66th and Marshall Islands ranks 65th 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.