What is the difference in death rates from different causes between Denmark and French Guiana?

2.59 deaths per 100,000 people, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and French Guiana?

28 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rates from different causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs French Guiana: Death rates from different causes

Denmark

112.97 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

French Guiana

110.38 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2016

Denmark rank

23rd

French Guiana rank

26th

Death rates from different causes over time

Denmark
French Guiana

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 112.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 110.38 deaths per 100,000 people in French Guiana, a difference of 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 23rd and French Guiana ranks 26th of 111 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	French Guiana	Difference	Ahead
1960s	165.32 deaths per 100,000 people	77.69 deaths per 100,000 people	87.64 deaths per 100,000 people	Denmark
1970s	169.69 deaths per 100,000 people	105.38 deaths per 100,000 people	64.31 deaths per 100,000 people	Denmark
2000s	156.23 deaths per 100,000 people	97.94 deaths per 100,000 people	58.29 deaths per 100,000 people	Denmark
2010s	137.23 deaths per 100,000 people	91.86 deaths per 100,000 people	45.37 deaths per 100,000 people	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rates from different causes, Denmark or French Guiana?: Denmark, at 112.97 deaths per 100,000 people against 110.38 deaths per 100,000 people in French Guiana as of 2022.
What is the difference in death rates from different causes between Denmark and French Guiana?: 2.59 deaths per 100,000 people, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and French Guiana?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2016.
How do Denmark and French Guiana rank globally for death rates from different causes?: Denmark ranks 23rd and French Guiana ranks 26th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rates from different causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Death rates from different causes
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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