French Polynesia vs Mayotte: Death rate

French Polynesia
3.65 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mayotte
2.7 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
French Polynesia rank
227th
Mayotte rank
229th

Death rate over time

  • French Polynesia
  • Mayotte
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How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 3.65 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.7 deaths per 1,000 people in Mayotte, a difference of 0.95 deaths per 1,000 people.

That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.3 times Mayotte's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mayotte ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 227th and Mayotte ranks 229th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 5 and Mayotte in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Mayotte Difference Ahead
1950s 11.8 deaths per 1,000 people 21 deaths per 1,000 people 9.2 deaths per 1,000 people Mayotte
1960s 8.84 deaths per 1,000 people 11.56 deaths per 1,000 people 2.72 deaths per 1,000 people Mayotte
1970s 6.72 deaths per 1,000 people 6.76 deaths per 1,000 people 0.0485 deaths per 1,000 people Mayotte
1980s 4.37 deaths per 1,000 people 4.12 deaths per 1,000 people 0.2506 deaths per 1,000 people French Polynesia
1990s 3.07 deaths per 1,000 people 2.83 deaths per 1,000 people 0.2373 deaths per 1,000 people French Polynesia
2000s 2.73 deaths per 1,000 people 2.27 deaths per 1,000 people 0.4542 deaths per 1,000 people French Polynesia
2010s 3.11 deaths per 1,000 people 2.43 deaths per 1,000 people 0.6835 deaths per 1,000 people French Polynesia
2020s 4.06 deaths per 1,000 people 3.09 deaths per 1,000 people 0.973 deaths per 1,000 people French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, French Polynesia or Mayotte?
French Polynesia, at 3.65 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.7 deaths per 1,000 people in Mayotte as of 2023.
What is the difference in death rate between French Polynesia and Mayotte?
0.95 deaths per 1,000 people, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Mayotte?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do French Polynesia and Mayotte rank globally for death rate?
French Polynesia ranks 227th and Mayotte ranks 229th 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

Indicator
Death rate
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.