Annual death rates at different ages in Guernsey
Guernsey: Annual death rates at different ages was 5.83 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
5.83 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
162nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
26.89 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1953
All-time low
5.64 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Annual death rates at different ages in Guernsey, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Guernsey recorded 5.83 deaths per 1,000 people for annual death rates at different ages in 2023.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual death rates at different ages in Guernsey peaked at 26.89 deaths per 1,000 people in 1953 and was at its lowest, 5.64 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2020.
That places Guernsey 162nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Annual death rates at different ages in Guernsey, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 26.73 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 25.09 deaths per 1,000 people | -6.1% |
| 1952 | 21.39 deaths per 1,000 people | -14.8% |
| 1953 | 26.89 deaths per 1,000 people | +25.8% |
| 1954 | 20.77 deaths per 1,000 people | -22.8% |
| 1955 | 25.1 deaths per 1,000 people | +20.8% |
| 1956 | 14.54 deaths per 1,000 people | -42.1% |
| 1957 | 23.26 deaths per 1,000 people | +60.0% |
| 1958 | 19.5 deaths per 1,000 people | -16.1% |
| 1959 | 19.66 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 15.29 deaths per 1,000 people | -22.2% |
| 1961 | 21.65 deaths per 1,000 people | +41.5% |
| 1962 | 20.04 deaths per 1,000 people | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 21.62 deaths per 1,000 people | +7.9% |
| 1964 | 20.8 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 1965 | 23.11 deaths per 1,000 people | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 18.63 deaths per 1,000 people | -19.4% |
| 1967 | 19.92 deaths per 1,000 people | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 23.44 deaths per 1,000 people | +17.7% |
| 1969 | 23.07 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 22.3 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 21.46 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 21.4 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 18.37 deaths per 1,000 people | -14.2% |
| 1974 | 20.75 deaths per 1,000 people | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 20.22 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 19.82 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 18.62 deaths per 1,000 people | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 17.35 deaths per 1,000 people | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 17.75 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 14.8 deaths per 1,000 people | -16.6% |
| 1981 | 17.55 deaths per 1,000 people | +18.6% |
| 1982 | 22.34 deaths per 1,000 people | +27.3% |
| 1983 | 13.81 deaths per 1,000 people | -38.2% |
| 1984 | 13.79 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 14.57 deaths per 1,000 people | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 13.87 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 13.42 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 13.31 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 11.58 deaths per 1,000 people | -13.0% |
| 1990 | 12.62 deaths per 1,000 people | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 13.26 deaths per 1,000 people | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 11.33 deaths per 1,000 people | -14.6% |
| 1993 | 12.8 deaths per 1,000 people | +13.0% |
| 1994 | 12.08 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 10.8 deaths per 1,000 people | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 10.67 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 10.05 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 9.54 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 8.32 deaths per 1,000 people | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 9.21 deaths per 1,000 people | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 9.08 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 8.94 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 8.84 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 8.14 deaths per 1,000 people | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 7.87 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 7.5 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 7.37 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 7.16 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 6.88 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 6.57 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 6.32 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 6.52 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 6.18 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 6.05 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 6.23 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 6.35 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 6.51 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 6.19 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 5.84 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 5.64 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 6.62 deaths per 1,000 people | +17.3% |
| 2022 | 5.94 deaths per 1,000 people | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 5.83 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual death rates at different ages in Guernsey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | +60.0% | 14.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.26 deaths per 1,000 people |
| 1961 | +41.5% | 15.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.65 deaths per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guernsey
- 159 Faroe Islands 6.14 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 160 Vatican 6.06 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 161 Ukraine 5.92 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 163 Liechtenstein 5.64 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 164 Uruguay 5.63 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 165 Cook Islands 5.57 deaths per 1,000 people compare
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- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual death rates at different ages in Guernsey?
- Annual death rates at different ages in Guernsey was 5.83 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual death rates at different ages recorded in Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 26.89 deaths per 1,000 people in 1953.
- What is the lowest annual death rates at different ages recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.64 deaths per 1,000 people in 2020.
- How does Guernsey rank for annual death rates at different ages?
- Guernsey ranks 162nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual death rates at different ages rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guernsey data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual death rates at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.