Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) was 10.3 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.3 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
33rd
of 218 countries
All-time high
11 per 1,000 people
in 2022
All-time low
6.3 per 1,000 people
in 1967
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Death rate, crude in Puerto Rico, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 10.3 per 1,000 people for death rate, crude in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate, crude in Puerto Rico peaked at 11 per 1,000 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.3 per 1,000 people, in 1967.
That places Puerto Rico 33rd out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.7 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 6.8 per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 6.8 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 7 per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 7.3 per 1,000 people | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 6.8 per 1,000 people | -6.8% |
| 1966 | 6.7 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 6.3 per 1,000 people | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 6.5 per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 6.5 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 6.7 per 1,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 6.5 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 6.6 per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 6.5 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 6.7 per 1,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 6.5 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 6.6 per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 6.4 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 6.3 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 6.4 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 6.4 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6.5 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 6.5 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6.5 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6.6 per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 7.1 per 1,000 people | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 7.2 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 7.3 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 7.35 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 7.4 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 7.3 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 7.4 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 7.6 per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 7.8 per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 7.7 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 8.1 per 1,000 people | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 8 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 7.7 per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 7.8 per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 7.7 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 7.48 per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 7.5 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 7.28 per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 7.31 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 7.46 per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 7.6 per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 7.29 per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 7.44 per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 7.61 per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 7.78 per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 7.83 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 8 per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 8.1 per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.1 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.5 per 1,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 8.08 per 1,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 8.86 per 1,000 people | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 9.22 per 1,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 9.06 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 9.19 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 10.13 per 1,000 people | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 10.2 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 11 per 1,000 people | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 10.7 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 10.3 per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 10.3 per 1,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.2 per 1,000 people, 1.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 10.3 per 1,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.47 per 1,000 people, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.74 per 1,000 people | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 7.3 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.52 per 1,000 people | 6.3 per 1,000 people | 6.7 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.88 per 1,000 people | 6.4 per 1,000 people | 7.4 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.71 per 1,000 people | 7.3 per 1,000 people | 8.1 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.47 per 1,000 people | 7.28 per 1,000 people | 7.78 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5 per 1,000 people | 7.83 per 1,000 people | 9.22 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.47 per 1,000 people | 10.13 per 1,000 people | 11 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0145 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8484 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate, crude in Puerto Rico?
- Death rate, crude in Puerto Rico was 10.3 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest death rate, crude recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 11 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest death rate, crude recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3 per 1,000 people in 1967.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for death rate, crude?
- Puerto Rico ranks 33rd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is death rate, crude rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.