What is the difference in liver cancer death rate between Guyana and Puerto Rico?

0.14 deaths per 100,000 people, with Guyana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Puerto Rico?

28 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Liver cancer death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guyana vs Puerto Rico: Liver cancer death rate

Guyana

5.35 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2020

Puerto Rico

5.21 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2022

Guyana rank

20th

Puerto Rico rank

23rd

Liver cancer death rate over time

Guyana
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 5.35 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.21 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 20th and Puerto Rico ranks 23rd of 110 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.91 deaths per 100,000 people	1.2 deaths per 100,000 people	0.7164 deaths per 100,000 people	Guyana
1990s	0.8304 deaths per 100,000 people	1.84 deaths per 100,000 people	1.01 deaths per 100,000 people	Puerto Rico
2000s	4.72 deaths per 100,000 people	5.35 deaths per 100,000 people	0.6234 deaths per 100,000 people	Puerto Rico
2010s	4.19 deaths per 100,000 people	5.43 deaths per 100,000 people	1.25 deaths per 100,000 people	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liver cancer death rate, Guyana or Puerto Rico?: Guyana, at 5.35 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.21 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico as of 2020.
What is the difference in liver cancer death rate between Guyana and Puerto Rico?: 0.14 deaths per 100,000 people, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Puerto Rico?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2017.
How do Guyana and Puerto Rico rank globally for liver cancer death rate?: Guyana ranks 20th and Puerto Rico ranks 23rd of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Liver cancer death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Liver cancer death rate
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: 110 places, 3,269 data points, 1979–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Reported deaths from liver cancer in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.