Faroe Islands vs Guernsey: Annual death rates at different ages
Faroe Islands
6.14 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guernsey
5.83 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
159th
Guernsey rank
162nd
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Faroe Islands
- Guernsey
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 6.14 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.83 deaths per 1,000 people in Guernsey, a difference of 0.31 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times Guernsey's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 159th and Guernsey ranks 162nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 3 and Guernsey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Guernsey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.64 deaths per 1,000 people | Faroe Islands |
| 1960s | 19.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 20.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 1,000 people | Guernsey |
| 1970s | 12.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.11 deaths per 1,000 people | Guernsey |
| 1980s | 10.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.55 deaths per 1,000 people | Guernsey |
| 1990s | 8.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.64 deaths per 1,000 people | Guernsey |
| 2000s | 7.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9085 deaths per 1,000 people | Guernsey |
| 2010s | 6.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3321 deaths per 1,000 people | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 6.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 6 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2438 deaths per 1,000 people | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Faroe Islands or Guernsey?
- Faroe Islands, at 6.14 deaths per 1,000 people against 5.83 deaths per 1,000 people in Guernsey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Faroe Islands and Guernsey?
- 0.31 deaths per 1,000 people, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Guernsey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Guernsey rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Faroe Islands ranks 159th and Guernsey ranks 162nd 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.