Ireland vs Chinese Taipei: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Ireland
2.65 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Chinese Taipei
2.67 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ireland rank
212th
Chinese Taipei rank
211th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Ireland
- Chinese Taipei
How they compare
Chinese Taipei currently reports 2.67 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.65 deaths per 1,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chinese Taipei ahead.
Ireland ranks 212th and Chinese Taipei ranks 211th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Chinese Taipei in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Chinese Taipei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 33.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 48.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.31 deaths per 1,000 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1960s | 23 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 1970s | 14.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.21 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1980s | 8.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7835 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 1990s | 5.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0606 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2000s | 4.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3674 deaths per 1,000 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 2010s | 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1919 deaths per 1,000 people | Chinese Taipei |
| 2020s | 2.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1565 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
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, Ireland or Chinese Taipei?
- Chinese Taipei, at 2.67 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.65 deaths per 1,000 people in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Ireland and Chinese Taipei?
- 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people, with Chinese Taipei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Chinese Taipei?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Chinese Taipei rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Ireland ranks 212th and Chinese Taipei ranks 211th 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.