What is mortality rates at age 65 in Puerto Rico?

Mortality rates at age 65 in Puerto Rico was 1.65 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 65 recorded in Puerto Rico?

The highest recorded value was 4.08 deaths per 1,000 people in 1951.

What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Puerto Rico?

The lowest recorded value was 1.46 deaths per 1,000 people in 2021.

How does Puerto Rico rank for mortality rates at age 65?

Puerto Rico ranks 166th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in Puerto Rico?

Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rates at age 65 in Puerto Rico

Name: Mortality rates at age 65 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 65 was 1.65 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

1.65 deaths per 1,000 people

Change on year

up 8.0%

World rank

166th

of 236 countries

All-time high

4.08 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1951

All-time low

1.46 deaths per 1,000 people

in 2021

Years of data

1950–2023

Mortality rates at age 65 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

Puerto Rico recorded 1.65 deaths per 1,000 people for mortality rates at age 65 in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 65 in Puerto Rico peaked at 4.08 deaths per 1,000 people in 1951 and was at its lowest, 1.46 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2021.

Puerto Rico ranks 166th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 65 in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rates at age 65 in Puerto Rico, 1950 to 2023.
Year	deaths per 1,000 people	Change
1950	4.04 deaths per 1,000 people	—
1951	4.08 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.0%
1952	3.78 deaths per 1,000 people	-7.4%
1953	3.21 deaths per 1,000 people	-14.9%
1954	3 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.6%
1955	2.82 deaths per 1,000 people	-5.8%
1956	2.82 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.3%
1957	2.69 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.4%
1958	2.66 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
1959	2.59 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.7%
1960	2.52 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.6%
1961	2.51 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.6%
1962	2.53 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.8%
1963	2.62 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.7%
1964	2.69 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.8%
1965	2.58 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.2%
1966	2.41 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.5%
1967	2.4 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.5%
1968	2.47 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.0%
1969	2.39 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.3%
1970	2.45 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.5%
1971	2.4 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.8%
1972	2.44 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.3%
1973	2.44 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.3%
1974	2.38 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.4%
1975	2.29 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.8%
1976	2.28 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.5%
1977	2.2 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.6%
1978	2.23 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.7%
1979	2.17 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.8%
1980	2.11 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.7%
1981	2.18 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.0%
1982	2.15 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
1983	2.12 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.4%
1984	2.11 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
1985	2.23 deaths per 1,000 people	+5.4%
1986	2.23 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.2%
1987	2.2 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
1988	2.25 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.9%
1989	2.23 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.9%
1990	2.23 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1991	2.19 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.8%
1992	2.3 deaths per 1,000 people	+5.1%
1993	2.34 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.8%
1994	2.29 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.9%
1995	2.32 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.0%
1996	2.25 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.0%
1997	2.11 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.2%
1998	2.19 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.7%
1999	2.01 deaths per 1,000 people	-8.3%
2000	1.97 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.9%
2001	1.93 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
2002	1.79 deaths per 1,000 people	-7.1%
2003	1.76 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
2004	1.79 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.5%
2005	1.83 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.1%
2006	1.72 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.0%
2007	1.75 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.7%
2008	1.67 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.5%
2009	1.68 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.8%
2010	1.64 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.4%
2011	1.68 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.3%
2012	1.63 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.1%
2013	1.55 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.8%
2014	1.71 deaths per 1,000 people	+10.2%
2015	1.68 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.7%
2016	1.71 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.1%
2017	1.79 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.6%
2018	1.67 deaths per 1,000 people	-6.5%
2019	1.66 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.7%
2020	1.47 deaths per 1,000 people	-11.3%
2021	1.46 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.0%
2022	1.53 deaths per 1,000 people	+4.5%
2023	1.65 deaths per 1,000 people	+8.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	3.17 deaths per 1,000 people	2.59 deaths per 1,000 people	4.08 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1960s	2.51 deaths per 1,000 people	2.39 deaths per 1,000 people	2.69 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1970s	2.33 deaths per 1,000 people	2.17 deaths per 1,000 people	2.45 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1980s	2.18 deaths per 1,000 people	2.11 deaths per 1,000 people	2.25 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1990s	2.22 deaths per 1,000 people	2.01 deaths per 1,000 people	2.34 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2000s	1.79 deaths per 1,000 people	1.67 deaths per 1,000 people	1.97 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2010s	1.67 deaths per 1,000 people	1.55 deaths per 1,000 people	1.79 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2020s	1.53 deaths per 1,000 people	1.46 deaths per 1,000 people	1.65 deaths per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

163 Algeria 1.68 deaths per 1,000 people compare
164 Thailand 1.67 deaths per 1,000 people compare
165 Cape Verde 1.65 deaths per 1,000 people compare
167 Lebanon 1.63 deaths per 1,000 people compare
168 French Guiana 1.59 deaths per 1,000 people compare
169 Saint Martin (French part) 1.59 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 65 in Puerto Rico?: Mortality rates at age 65 in Puerto Rico was 1.65 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 65 recorded in Puerto Rico?: The highest recorded value was 4.08 deaths per 1,000 people in 1951.
What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Puerto Rico?: The lowest recorded value was 1.46 deaths per 1,000 people in 2021.
How does Puerto Rico rank for mortality rates at age 65?: Puerto Rico ranks 166th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in Puerto Rico?: Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rates at age 65
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.