British Virgin Islands vs Guam: Annual death rates at different ages
British Virgin Islands
11.16 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guam
11.55 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
117th
Guam rank
114th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Guam
How they compare
Guam currently reports 11.55 deaths per 1,000 people against 11.16 deaths per 1,000 people in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.39 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 117th and Guam ranks 114th of 236 countries.
British Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Guam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 107.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 36.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 70.96 deaths per 1,000 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 1960s | 59.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.21 deaths per 1,000 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 36.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.51 deaths per 1,000 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 25.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.05 deaths per 1,000 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 17.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.72 deaths per 1,000 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 14.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.14 deaths per 1,000 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 13.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.9 deaths per 1,000 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 11.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.145 deaths per 1,000 people | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, British Virgin Islands or Guam?
- Guam, at 11.55 deaths per 1,000 people against 11.16 deaths per 1,000 people in British Virgin Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between British Virgin Islands and Guam?
- 0.39 deaths per 1,000 people, with Guam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Guam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Guam rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 117th and Guam ranks 114th 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. 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.