Mortality rates at age 25 in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Mortality rates at age 25 was 0.0361 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rates at age 25 in Faroe Islands, 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
In 2023, mortality rates at age 25 in Faroe Islands stood at 0.0361 deaths per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 25 in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.2949 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0361 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Faroe Islands ranks 213th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mortality rates at age 25 in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.2949 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 0.2728 deaths per 1,000 people | -7.5% |
| 1952 | 0.2523 deaths per 1,000 people | -7.5% |
| 1953 | 0.2295 deaths per 1,000 people | -9.0% |
| 1954 | 0.2072 deaths per 1,000 people | -9.7% |
| 1955 | 0.1836 deaths per 1,000 people | -11.4% |
| 1956 | 0.1615 deaths per 1,000 people | -12.0% |
| 1957 | 0.1423 deaths per 1,000 people | -11.9% |
| 1958 | 0.1281 deaths per 1,000 people | -10.0% |
| 1959 | 0.1166 deaths per 1,000 people | -9.0% |
| 1960 | 0.1091 deaths per 1,000 people | -6.4% |
| 1961 | 0.1033 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0997 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0973 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0955 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.094 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0926 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.091 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0895 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0883 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0876 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0872 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0877 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0879 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0882 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0881 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0874 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0864 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0854 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0848 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0848 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0854 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0867 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0881 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0892 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0896 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0889 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0872 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0848 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0817 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0787 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0757 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0728 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0704 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0679 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0658 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0639 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0618 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0586 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0576 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0573 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0576 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0584 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0594 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0603 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0606 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0601 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0589 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0572 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0552 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.053 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0508 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0487 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0464 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0443 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0422 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0405 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.039 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.038 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0372 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0381 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0411 deaths per 1,000 people | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0361 deaths per 1,000 people | -12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1989 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1166 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2949 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.096 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0883 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1091 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0871 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0848 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0882 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0866 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0817 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0896 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0676 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0586 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0787 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0587 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0572 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0606 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0458 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.038 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0552 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0381 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0361 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0411 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 210 Portugal 0.0376 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 211 Netherlands 0.037 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 212 Spain 0.0367 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 214 Croatia 0.0358 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 215 Hong Kong 0.0324 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 216 Wallis and Futuna 0.032 deaths per 1,000 people compare
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- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 409 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 406 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 379 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 376 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates at age 25 in Faroe Islands?
- Mortality rates at age 25 in Faroe Islands was 0.0361 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 mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2949 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0361 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for mortality rates at age 25?
- Faroe Islands ranks 213th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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 Mortality rates at age 25. 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.