Faroe Islands vs Malaysia: Annual death rates at different ages
Faroe Islands
6.14 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Malaysia
6.43 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
159th
Malaysia rank
156th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Faroe Islands
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 6.43 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.14 deaths per 1,000 people in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.29 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 159th and Malaysia ranks 156th of 236 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 100.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 53.59 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 19.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 58.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 38.84 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 12.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 35.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 10.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.82 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 8.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.87 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 7.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0448 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 6.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0877 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 6.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2653 deaths per 1,000 people | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Faroe Islands or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 6.43 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.14 deaths per 1,000 people in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Faroe Islands and Malaysia?
- 0.29 deaths per 1,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Malaysia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Malaysia rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Faroe Islands ranks 159th and Malaysia ranks 156th 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.