Greenland vs United States Virgin Islands: Death rate, crude

Greenland
9.3 per 1,000 people
in 2024
United States Virgin Islands
9.2 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Greenland rank
55th
United States Virgin Islands rank
58th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Greenland
  • United States Virgin Islands
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How they compare

Greenland currently reports 9.3 per 1,000 people against 9.2 per 1,000 people in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Greenland ranks 55th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 58th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 6 and United States Virgin Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greenland United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 8.22 per 1,000 people 8.58 per 1,000 people 0.36 per 1,000 people United States Virgin Islands
1970s 6.7 per 1,000 people 5.75 per 1,000 people 0.945 per 1,000 people Greenland
1980s 8.04 per 1,000 people 5.02 per 1,000 people 3.02 per 1,000 people Greenland
1990s 8.24 per 1,000 people 4.9 per 1,000 people 3.34 per 1,000 people Greenland
2000s 7.91 per 1,000 people 6.08 per 1,000 people 1.83 per 1,000 people Greenland
2010s 8.6 per 1,000 people 7.25 per 1,000 people 1.35 per 1,000 people Greenland
2020s 9.32 per 1,000 people 8.8 per 1,000 people 0.52 per 1,000 people Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Greenland or United States Virgin Islands?
Greenland, at 9.3 per 1,000 people against 9.2 per 1,000 people in United States Virgin Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Greenland and United States Virgin Islands?
0.1 per 1,000 people, with Greenland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and United States Virgin Islands?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Greenland and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for death rate, crude?
Greenland ranks 55th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 58th 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.