Faroe Islands vs Puerto Rico: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Faroe Islands
0.5%
in 2023
Puerto Rico
0.5%
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
170th
Puerto Rico rank
169th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Faroe Islands
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 170th and Puerto Rico ranks 169th of 236 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.3% | 5.3% | 2.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 1.4% | 3.3% | 1.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 2.1% | 1.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 1.5% | 0.6% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Faroe Islands or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Faroe Islands and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Puerto Rico rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Faroe Islands ranks 170th and Puerto Rico ranks 169th 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 in infancy, by sex. 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.