Puerto Rico vs United States Virgin Islands: Annual death rates at different ages in males
Puerto Rico
5.49 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
United States Virgin Islands
5.61 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
174th
United States Virgin Islands rank
172nd
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- Puerto Rico
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports 5.61 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.49 deaths per 1,000 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 174th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 172nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 4 and United States Virgin Islands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 55.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.84 deaths per 1,000 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1960s | 40.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 38.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.38 deaths per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 30.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.7 deaths per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 25.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.54 deaths per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 18 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.18 deaths per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 9.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.1 deaths per 1,000 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 7.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8948 deaths per 1,000 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 5.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3106 deaths per 1,000 people | United States Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in males, Puerto Rico or United States Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at 5.61 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.49 deaths per 1,000 people in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in males between Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?
- 0.12 deaths per 1,000 people, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in males?
- Puerto Rico ranks 174th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 172nd 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 at different ages in males. 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.