What is the difference in number of deaths between Ireland and Puerto Rico?

884 deaths, with Ireland ahead.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland vs Puerto Rico: Number of deaths

Ireland

35,549 deaths

in 2023

Puerto Rico

34,665 deaths

in 2023

Ireland rank

124th

Puerto Rico rank

126th

Number of deaths over time

Ireland
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 35,549 deaths against 34,665 deaths in Puerto Rico, a difference of 884 deaths.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 124th and Puerto Rico ranks 126th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 5 and Puerto Rico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	35,850 deaths	18,268 deaths	17,582 deaths	Ireland
1960s	33,184 deaths	17,372 deaths	15,812 deaths	Ireland
1970s	33,310 deaths	20,992 deaths	12,319 deaths	Ireland
1980s	32,144 deaths	24,777 deaths	7,367 deaths	Ireland
1990s	31,344 deaths	29,693 deaths	1,650 deaths	Ireland
2000s	28,847 deaths	33,995 deaths	5,148 deaths	Puerto Rico
2010s	29,283 deaths	35,108 deaths	5,824 deaths	Puerto Rico
2020s	34,695 deaths	34,971 deaths	276 deaths	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Ireland or Puerto Rico?: Ireland, at 35,549 deaths against 34,665 deaths in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Ireland and Puerto Rico?: 884 deaths, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Puerto Rico?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Puerto Rico rank globally for number of deaths?: Ireland ranks 124th and Puerto Rico ranks 126th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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