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Mortality in Faroe Islands, by the numbers

Faroe Islands sits in Europe & Central Asia. A newborn there can expect about 83.1 years of life, 21st of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Faroe Islands, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
83.1 yrs
21st of 212
GDP per capita
$74,120
15th highest of 212
Old-age sex ratio (65+)
94.5 men/100 women
21st highest of 212

7 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Faroe Islands ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 83.1 yrs 21 of 212 2024
Crude death rate 8.2 /1,000 78 of 212 2024
Male mortality penalty 26.5 /1,000 188 of 212 2024
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 3.6 yrs 179 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 94.5 men/100 women 192 of 212 2024
Population aged 65+ 17.7 % 47 of 212 2024
GDP per capita $74,120 15 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, Faroe Islands's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 15th highest GDP per capita in the world ($74,120) and the 21st highest old-age sex ratio in the world (94.5 men/100 women). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Faroe Islands; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.