French Guiana vs Tonga: Annual death rates at different ages
French Guiana
8.99 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Tonga
9.03 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
French Guiana rank
136th
Tonga rank
135th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- French Guiana
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 9.03 deaths per 1,000 people against 8.99 deaths per 1,000 people in French Guiana, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tonga ahead.
French Guiana ranks 136th and Tonga ranks 135th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 6 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Guiana | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 98.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 95.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.49 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 1960s | 65.16 deaths per 1,000 people | 55.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.68 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 1970s | 43.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 32.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.36 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 1980s | 29.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.14 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 1990s | 18.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.06 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 2000s | 13.11 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3126 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 2010s | 10.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4888 deaths per 1,000 people | Tonga |
| 2020s | 9.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.37 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2288 deaths per 1,000 people | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, French Guiana or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 9.03 deaths per 1,000 people against 8.99 deaths per 1,000 people in French Guiana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between French Guiana and Tonga?
- 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Tonga?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do French Guiana and Tonga rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- French Guiana ranks 136th and Tonga ranks 135th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.