Cape Verde vs Puerto Rico: Mortality rates at age 65
Cape Verde
1.65 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Puerto Rico
1.65 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
165th
Puerto Rico rank
166th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Cape Verde
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1.65 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.65 deaths per 1,000 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 165th and Puerto Rico ranks 166th of 236 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 4.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.89 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 3.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.6 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 3.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.76 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 3.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.69 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 2.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9614 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 1.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2832 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 2 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4729 deaths per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Cape Verde or Puerto Rico?
- Cape Verde, at 1.65 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.65 deaths per 1,000 people in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Cape Verde and Puerto Rico?
- 0 deaths per 1,000 people, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Puerto Rico rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Cape Verde ranks 165th and Puerto Rico ranks 166th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.