Northern Mariana Islands vs United States of America: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Northern Mariana Islands
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 4.8 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.53 deaths per 1,000 people in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 0.27 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Northern Mariana Islands's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 177th and United States of America ranks 174th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Northern Mariana Islands averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Mariana Islands | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.96 deaths per 1,000 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1960s | 24.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.63 deaths per 1,000 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1970s | 15.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9403 deaths per 1,000 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1980s | 8.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people | United States of America |
| 1990s | 5.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.63 deaths per 1,000 people | United States of America |
| 2000s | 4.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.44 deaths per 1,000 people | United States of America |
| 2010s | 5.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4817 deaths per 1,000 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2020s | 4.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0124 deaths per 1,000 people | United States of America |
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, Northern Mariana Islands or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 4.8 deaths per 1,000 people against 4.53 deaths per 1,000 people in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Northern Mariana Islands and United States of America?
- 0.27 deaths per 1,000 people, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Mariana Islands and United States of America?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Northern Mariana Islands and United States of America rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 177th and United States of America ranks 174th 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.