Puerto Rico vs Ukraine: Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate
Puerto Rico
16.88 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Ukraine
16.57 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Puerto Rico rank
36th
Ukraine rank
38th
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate over time
- Puerto Rico
- Ukraine
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 16.88 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.57 deaths per 100,000 people in Ukraine, a difference of 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Ukraine ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 36th and Ukraine ranks 38th of 111 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 3 and Ukraine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3367 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 20.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.33 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 33.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.66 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 24.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0918 deaths per 100,000 people | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infectious and parasitic diseases death rate, Puerto Rico or Ukraine?
- Puerto Rico, at 16.88 deaths per 100,000 people against 16.57 deaths per 100,000 people in Ukraine as of 2022.
- What is the difference in infectious and parasitic diseases death rate between Puerto Rico and Ukraine?
- 0.31 deaths per 100,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Ukraine?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
- How do Puerto Rico and Ukraine rank globally for infectious and parasitic diseases death rate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 36th and Ukraine ranks 38th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from infectious and parasitic diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.