French Polynesia vs Puerto Rico: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
French Polynesia
0.5%
in 2023
Puerto Rico
0.5%
in 2023
French Polynesia rank
172nd
Puerto Rico rank
169th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- French Polynesia
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was French Polynesia ahead.
French Polynesia ranks 172nd and Puerto Rico ranks 169th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 7 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Polynesia | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.4% | 5.3% | 3.1% | French Polynesia |
| 1960s | 6.1% | 3.3% | 2.8% | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 2.1% | 2.7% | French Polynesia |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 1.5% | 1.0% | French Polynesia |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.2% | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | French Polynesia |
| 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, French Polynesia or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.5% against 0.5% in French Polynesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between French Polynesia and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Puerto Rico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do French Polynesia and Puerto Rico rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- French Polynesia ranks 172nd 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.