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

Latest (2021)
0.0058
Change on year
down 15.5%
World rank
133rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.01
in 2000
All-time low
0.0058
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Puerto Rico, 2000–2021

00.0020.0040.0060.0080.012000201020212000: 0.012001: 0.0092002: 0.012003: 0.0092004: 0.0092005: 0.0092006: 0.0092007: 0.0082008: 0.0082009: 0.0082010: 0.0082011: 0.0092012: 0.0092013: 0.0082014: 0.0072015: 0.0072016: 0.0072017: 0.0082018: 0.0062019: 0.0062020: 0.0072021: 0.006

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

Annual values for nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n in Puerto Rico, 2000 to 2021.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 130 Uruguay 0.0061 compare
  2. 131 Cuba 0.006 compare
  3. 132 Bahrain 0.0059 compare
  4. 134 Sri Lanka 0.0058 compare
  5. 135 Chile 0.0056 compare
  6. 136 Bulgaria 0.0055 compare

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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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Indicator
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
196 places, 4,312 data points, 2000–2021
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