nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n was 0.0058 in 2021. ▼ Falling
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Puerto Rico, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Puerto Rico stood at 0.0058. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 15.5% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.01 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0058, in 2021.
Puerto Rico ranks 133rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.01 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0095 | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0095 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0093 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0086 | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.009 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0087 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0084 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0084 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0081 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0081 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0086 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0088 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0077 | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0074 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0071 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0071 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0083 | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0063 | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0062 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0069 | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0058 | -15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0089 | 0.0081 | 0.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0076 | 0.0062 | 0.0088 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0064 | 0.0058 | 0.0069 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Puerto Rico?
- Nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Puerto Rico was 0.0058 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.01 in 2000.
- What is the lowest nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0058 in 2021.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n?
- Puerto Rico ranks 133rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nmx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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