Which has higher number of deaths, Lebanon or Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico, at 34,665 deaths against 34,424 deaths in Lebanon as of 2023.

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

241 deaths, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon 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.

Lebanon vs Puerto Rico: Number of deaths

Lebanon

34,424 deaths

in 2023

Puerto Rico

34,665 deaths

in 2023

Lebanon rank

127th

Puerto Rico rank

126th

Number of deaths over time

Lebanon
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 34,665 deaths against 34,424 deaths in Lebanon, a difference of 241 deaths.

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

Lebanon ranks 127th and Puerto Rico ranks 126th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lebanon	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18,493 deaths	18,268 deaths	225.1 deaths	Lebanon
1960s	18,528 deaths	17,372 deaths	1,156 deaths	Lebanon
1970s	28,955 deaths	20,992 deaths	7,963 deaths	Lebanon
1980s	31,562 deaths	24,777 deaths	6,785 deaths	Lebanon
1990s	19,887 deaths	29,693 deaths	9,806 deaths	Puerto Rico
2000s	19,871 deaths	33,995 deaths	14,124 deaths	Puerto Rico
2010s	26,750 deaths	35,108 deaths	8,358 deaths	Puerto Rico
2020s	38,062 deaths	34,971 deaths	3,092 deaths	Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Lebanon or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 34,665 deaths against 34,424 deaths in Lebanon as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Lebanon and Puerto Rico?: 241 deaths, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Puerto Rico?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Puerto Rico rank globally for number of deaths?: Lebanon ranks 127th 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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