Guyana vs Puerto Rico: Death rates from different causes

Guyana
84.4 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Puerto Rico
80.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Guyana rank
72nd
Puerto Rico rank
76th

Death rates from different causes over time

  • Guyana
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 84.4 deaths per 100,000 people against 80.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 4.35 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Guyana ranks 72nd and Puerto Rico ranks 76th of 111 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1970s 76.71 deaths per 100,000 people 124.68 deaths per 100,000 people 47.97 deaths per 100,000 people Puerto Rico
1980s 73.17 deaths per 100,000 people 113.41 deaths per 100,000 people 40.24 deaths per 100,000 people Puerto Rico
1990s 78.72 deaths per 100,000 people 105.27 deaths per 100,000 people 26.54 deaths per 100,000 people Puerto Rico
2000s 86.49 deaths per 100,000 people 93.24 deaths per 100,000 people 6.75 deaths per 100,000 people Puerto Rico
2010s 84.05 deaths per 100,000 people 89.67 deaths per 100,000 people 5.62 deaths per 100,000 people Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rates from different causes, Guyana or Puerto Rico?
Guyana, at 84.4 deaths per 100,000 people against 80.05 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico as of 2020.
What is the difference in death rates from different causes between Guyana and Puerto Rico?
4.35 deaths per 100,000 people, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Puerto Rico?
32 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
How do Guyana and Puerto Rico rank globally for death rates from different causes?
Guyana ranks 72nd 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 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
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