Puerto Rico vs United States Virgin Islands: Probability of dying that year, among males
Puerto Rico
0.5%
in 2023
United States Virgin Islands
0.6%
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
174th
United States Virgin Islands rank
172nd
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Puerto Rico
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 174th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 172nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 4 and United States Virgin Islands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.4% | 5.8% | 0.4% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1960s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 0.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 0.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 0.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.1% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | United States Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Puerto Rico or United States Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?
- 0.1%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Puerto Rico ranks 174th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 172nd 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.