Puerto Rico vs Thailand: Mortality rates at age 65
Puerto Rico
1.65 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Thailand
1.67 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
166th
Thailand rank
164th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Puerto Rico
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.67 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.65 deaths per 1,000 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Thailand ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 166th and Thailand ranks 164th of 236 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.86 deaths per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 1960s | 2.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.4 deaths per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 1970s | 2.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.54 deaths per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 1980s | 2.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.09 deaths per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 1990s | 2.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3676 deaths per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 2000s | 1.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.331 deaths per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1446 deaths per 1,000 people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1821 deaths per 1,000 people | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Puerto Rico or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.67 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 Puerto Rico and Thailand?
- 0.02 deaths per 1,000 people, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Thailand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Thailand rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Puerto Rico ranks 166th and Thailand ranks 164th 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.