French Guiana vs Puerto Rico: Mortality rates at age 65
French Guiana
1.59 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Puerto Rico
1.65 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
French Guiana rank
168th
Puerto Rico rank
166th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- French Guiana
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 1.65 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.59 deaths per 1,000 people in French Guiana, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Guiana ahead.
French Guiana ranks 168th and Puerto Rico ranks 166th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 7 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Guiana | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.16 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 1960s | 4.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.94 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 1970s | 3.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.6 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 1980s | 3.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.24 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 1990s | 2.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5142 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 2000s | 1.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1364 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
| 2010s | 1.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.288 deaths per 1,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 1.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2469 deaths per 1,000 people | French Guiana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, French Guiana or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 1.65 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.59 deaths per 1,000 people in French Guiana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between French Guiana and Puerto Rico?
- 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do French Guiana and Puerto Rico rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- French Guiana ranks 168th 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.