Mortality rates at age 25 in Greenland
Greenland: Mortality rates at age 25 was 0.3294 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3294 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
33rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.19 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1950
All-time low
0.3155 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2016
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mortality rates at age 25 in Greenland, 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 Greenland stood at 0.3294 deaths per 1,000 people.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 25 in Greenland peaked at 1.19 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.3155 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2016.
Greenland ranks 33rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates at age 25 in Greenland, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.19 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 1.16 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1952 | 1.13 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1953 | 1.09 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 1954 | 1.03 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.6% |
| 1955 | 0.9465 deaths per 1,000 people | -7.8% |
| 1956 | 0.8429 deaths per 1,000 people | -10.9% |
| 1957 | 0.7371 deaths per 1,000 people | -12.5% |
| 1958 | 0.6523 deaths per 1,000 people | -11.5% |
| 1959 | 0.5934 deaths per 1,000 people | -9.0% |
| 1960 | 0.5629 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.1% |
| 1961 | 0.5618 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.5761 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.5862 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.5841 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5615 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.5352 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.503 deaths per 1,000 people | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4835 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4678 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4684 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4701 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4765 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4888 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5114 deaths per 1,000 people | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5317 deaths per 1,000 people | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5535 deaths per 1,000 people | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5723 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5803 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5778 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5719 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5632 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5547 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5501 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5494 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5513 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5554 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5596 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5606 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5565 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5487 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5328 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5157 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4969 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.513 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5027 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4992 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5019 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4976 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4904 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4743 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4518 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4236 deaths per 1,000 people | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4055 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4158 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4073 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3945 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3848 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3834 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3901 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3914 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3792 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3538 deaths per 1,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3349 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3238 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3197 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3155 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3166 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3186 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3235 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3269 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3284 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3289 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3294 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.937 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5934 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5422 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4678 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5862 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5231 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4684 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5803 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5573 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5494 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5719 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5099 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4904 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5487 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4131 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3834 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.4743 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3377 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3155 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3914 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3284 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3269 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3294 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 30 Myanmar 0.3556 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 31 Côte d'Ivoire 0.3529 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 32 Mozambique 0.3459 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 34 Tuvalu 0.3289 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 35 Micronesia (country) 0.3273 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 36 Cameroon 0.3234 deaths per 1,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates at age 25 in Greenland?
- Mortality rates at age 25 in Greenland was 0.3294 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3155 deaths per 1,000 people in 2016.
- How does Greenland rank for mortality rates at age 25?
- Greenland ranks 33rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greenland 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.