What is mortality rates at age 25 in Puerto Rico?

Mortality rates at age 25 in Puerto Rico was 0.0716 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 Puerto Rico?

The highest recorded value was 0.4689 deaths per 1,000 people in 1951.

What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Puerto Rico?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0716 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Puerto Rico rank for mortality rates at age 25?

Puerto Rico ranks 171st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in Puerto Rico?

Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Puerto Rico 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.

Mortality rates at age 25 in Puerto Rico

Name: Mortality rates at age 25 in Puerto Rico
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Puerto Rico: Mortality rates at age 25 was 0.0716 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0716 deaths per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 69.2%

World rank

171st

of 236 countries

All-time high

0.4689 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1951

All-time low

0.0716 deaths per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Mortality rates at age 25 in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico stood at 0.0716 deaths per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 69.2% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 25 in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.4689 deaths per 1,000 people in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.0716 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Puerto Rico 171st 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.

Mortality rates at age 25 in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rates at age 25 in Puerto Rico, 1950 to 2023.
Year	deaths per 1,000 people	Change
1950	0.4686 deaths per 1,000 people	—
1951	0.4689 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.1%
1952	0.4307 deaths per 1,000 people	-8.2%
1953	0.3641 deaths per 1,000 people	-15.5%
1954	0.3395 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.8%
1955	0.321 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.5%
1956	0.3226 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.5%
1957	0.3102 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.9%
1958	0.3067 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
1959	0.2983 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.7%
1960	0.2903 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.7%
1961	0.2876 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.9%
1962	0.2881 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.2%
1963	0.2968 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.0%
1964	0.3043 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.5%
1965	0.292 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.0%
1966	0.2743 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.1%
1967	0.2745 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.1%
1968	0.285 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.8%
1969	0.2788 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.2%
1970	0.2902 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.1%
1971	0.2894 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.3%
1972	0.3006 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.9%
1973	0.3131 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.2%
1974	0.3225 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.0%
1975	0.3245 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.6%
1976	0.3201 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.4%
1977	0.3113 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.8%
1978	0.3223 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.5%
1979	0.3149 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.3%
1980	0.3051 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.1%
1981	0.3171 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.9%
1982	0.306 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.5%
1983	0.3098 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.2%
1984	0.2978 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.9%
1985	0.3093 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.9%
1986	0.2994 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.2%
1987	0.2962 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.0%
1988	0.3068 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.6%
1989	0.3174 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.4%
1990	0.2999 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.5%
1991	0.2782 deaths per 1,000 people	-7.2%
1992	0.2765 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.6%
1993	0.267 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.4%
1994	0.2604 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.5%
1995	0.2609 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.2%
1996	0.2537 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.8%
1997	0.234 deaths per 1,000 people	-7.8%
1998	0.2338 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.1%
1999	0.2115 deaths per 1,000 people	-9.5%
2000	0.2107 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
2001	0.2075 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.5%
2002	0.1989 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.2%
2003	0.1903 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.3%
2004	0.1991 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.7%
2005	0.2001 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.5%
2006	0.1793 deaths per 1,000 people	-10.4%
2007	0.1739 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.0%
2008	0.1674 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.7%
2009	0.1562 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.7%
2010	0.1455 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.9%
2011	0.1402 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.7%
2012	0.1343 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.2%
2013	0.1152 deaths per 1,000 people	-14.3%
2014	0.119 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.4%
2015	0.1092 deaths per 1,000 people	-8.3%
2016	0.1103 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.0%
2017	0.1116 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.2%
2018	0.1027 deaths per 1,000 people	-7.9%
2019	0.0932 deaths per 1,000 people	-9.3%
2020	0.224 deaths per 1,000 people	+140.2%
2021	0.2751 deaths per 1,000 people	+22.8%
2022	0.2328 deaths per 1,000 people	-15.4%
2023	0.0716 deaths per 1,000 people	-69.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	0.3631 deaths per 1,000 people	0.2983 deaths per 1,000 people	0.4689 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1960s	0.2872 deaths per 1,000 people	0.2743 deaths per 1,000 people	0.3043 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1970s	0.3109 deaths per 1,000 people	0.2894 deaths per 1,000 people	0.3245 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1980s	0.3065 deaths per 1,000 people	0.2962 deaths per 1,000 people	0.3174 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1990s	0.2576 deaths per 1,000 people	0.2115 deaths per 1,000 people	0.2999 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2000s	0.1883 deaths per 1,000 people	0.1562 deaths per 1,000 people	0.2107 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2010s	0.1181 deaths per 1,000 people	0.0932 deaths per 1,000 people	0.1455 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2020s	0.2009 deaths per 1,000 people	0.0716 deaths per 1,000 people	0.2751 deaths per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

168 Cuba 0.0733 deaths per 1,000 people compare
169 Anguilla 0.072 deaths per 1,000 people compare
170 Ireland 0.0716 deaths per 1,000 people compare
172 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0716 deaths per 1,000 people compare
173 Luxembourg 0.0709 deaths per 1,000 people compare
174 Saint Helena 0.0699 deaths per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rates at age 25 in Puerto Rico?: Mortality rates at age 25 in Puerto Rico was 0.0716 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 Puerto Rico?: The highest recorded value was 0.4689 deaths per 1,000 people in 1951.
What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Puerto Rico?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0716 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Puerto Rico rank for mortality rates at age 25?: Puerto Rico ranks 171st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in Puerto Rico?: Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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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Indicator: Mortality rates at age 25
Unit: deaths per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing 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

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.