Guyana vs Puerto Rico: Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death
Guyana
0.4%
in 2020
Puerto Rico
0.5%
in 2022
Guyana rank
110th
Puerto Rico rank
109th
Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death over time
- Guyana
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Guyana, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.3 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 110th and Puerto Rico ranks 109th of 113 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.1% | 2.3% | 9.8% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 0.8% | 4.5% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 0.7% | 3.4% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.7% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death, Guyana or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Guyana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death between Guyana and Puerto Rico?
- 0.1%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Puerto Rico?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
- How do Guyana and Puerto Rico rank globally for share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death?
- Guyana ranks 110th and Puerto Rico ranks 109th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of total reported deaths in both sexes in those aged all ages that are from ill-defined diseases.