China vs Puerto Rico: Probability of dying that year, among males
China
0.5%
in 2023
Puerto Rico
0.5%
in 2023
China rank
175th
Puerto Rico rank
174th
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- China
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in China, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.
China ranks 175th and Puerto Rico ranks 174th of 236 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.7% | 5.4% | 7.3% | China |
| 1960s | 11.1% | 3.9% | 7.2% | China |
| 1970s | 6.6% | 3.0% | 3.6% | China |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 2.5% | 2.1% | China |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 1.8% | 2.0% | China |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 0.9% | 1.2% | China |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% | China |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, China or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.5% against 0.5% in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between China and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do China and Puerto Rico rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- China ranks 175th and Puerto Rico ranks 174th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.