Cuba vs Puerto Rico: Death rate, crude

Cuba
10.38 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Puerto Rico
10.3 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Cuba rank
32nd
Puerto Rico rank
33rd

Death rate, crude over time

  • Cuba
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 10.38 per 1,000 people against 10.3 per 1,000 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.08 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 32nd and Puerto Rico ranks 33rd of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 8.15 per 1,000 people 6.74 per 1,000 people 1.41 per 1,000 people Cuba
1970s 6.49 per 1,000 people 6.52 per 1,000 people 0.0335 per 1,000 people Puerto Rico
1980s 6.54 per 1,000 people 6.88 per 1,000 people 0.3474 per 1,000 people Puerto Rico
1990s 7.26 per 1,000 people 7.71 per 1,000 people 0.454 per 1,000 people Puerto Rico
2000s 7.55 per 1,000 people 7.47 per 1,000 people 0.0756 per 1,000 people Cuba
2010s 9.03 per 1,000 people 8.5 per 1,000 people 0.5391 per 1,000 people Cuba
2020s 11.29 per 1,000 people 10.47 per 1,000 people 0.8266 per 1,000 people Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Cuba or Puerto Rico?
Cuba, at 10.38 per 1,000 people against 10.3 per 1,000 people in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Cuba and Puerto Rico?
0.08 per 1,000 people, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Puerto Rico?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Puerto Rico rank globally for death rate, crude?
Cuba ranks 32nd and Puerto Rico ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.