Australia vs Puerto Rico: Mortality rate, adult, female

Australia
41.65 per 1,000 female adults
in 2021
Puerto Rico
42.13 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Australia rank
185th
Puerto Rico rank
184th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Australia
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 42.13 per 1,000 female adults against 41.65 per 1,000 female adults in Australia, a difference of 0.48 per 1,000 female adults.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Australia ranks 185th and Puerto Rico ranks 184th of 218 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 115.73 per 1,000 female adults 127.08 per 1,000 female adults 11.35 per 1,000 female adults Puerto Rico
1970s 102.76 per 1,000 female adults 106.91 per 1,000 female adults 4.15 per 1,000 female adults Puerto Rico
1980s 77.28 per 1,000 female adults 95.71 per 1,000 female adults 18.43 per 1,000 female adults Puerto Rico
1990s 61.42 per 1,000 female adults 85.79 per 1,000 female adults 24.37 per 1,000 female adults Puerto Rico
2000s 50.15 per 1,000 female adults 70.21 per 1,000 female adults 20.06 per 1,000 female adults Puerto Rico
2010s 44.62 per 1,000 female adults 52.12 per 1,000 female adults 7.49 per 1,000 female adults Puerto Rico
2020s 41.65 per 1,000 female adults 62.5 per 1,000 female adults 20.85 per 1,000 female adults Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Australia or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 42.13 per 1,000 female adults against 41.65 per 1,000 female adults in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Australia and Puerto Rico?
0.48 per 1,000 female adults, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Puerto Rico?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Australia and Puerto Rico rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Australia ranks 185th and Puerto Rico ranks 184th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.