Mauritius vs Puerto Rico: Death rate from cancer
Mauritius
79.31 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Puerto Rico
80.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Mauritius rank
79th
Puerto Rico rank
76th
Death rate from cancer over time
- Mauritius
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 80.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 79.31 deaths per 100,000 people in Mauritius, a difference of 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Mauritius ranks 79th and Puerto Rico ranks 76th of 111 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 124.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 52.98 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 77.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 125.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 48.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 81.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 112.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.68 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 80.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 105.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 82.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 93.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.63 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 80.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 89.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.17 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 79.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 79.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3671 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from cancer, Mauritius or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 80.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 79.31 deaths per 100,000 people in Mauritius as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from cancer between Mauritius and Puerto Rico?
- 0.74 deaths per 100,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Puerto Rico?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Mauritius and Puerto Rico rank globally for death rate from cancer?
- Mauritius ranks 79th and Puerto Rico ranks 76th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from cancer. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from malignant neoplasms in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.