Finland vs Puerto Rico: Death rate
Finland
10.71 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Puerto Rico
10.69 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Finland rank
35th
Puerto Rico rank
36th
Death rate over time
- Finland
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Finland currently reports 10.71 deaths per 1,000 people against 10.69 deaths per 1,000 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 35th and Puerto Rico ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.44 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1960s | 9.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.59 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1970s | 9.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.28 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1980s | 9.5 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.16 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 1990s | 9.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.63 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 2000s | 9.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3104 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
| 2010s | 9.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3644 deaths per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 10.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1425 deaths per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, Finland or Puerto Rico?
- Finland, at 10.71 deaths per 1,000 people against 10.69 deaths per 1,000 people in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between Finland and Puerto Rico?
- 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Puerto Rico rank globally for death rate?
- Finland ranks 35th and Puerto Rico ranks 36th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.