Puerto Rico (US) sits in Latin America & Caribbean. A newborn there can expect about 81.8 years of life, 39th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Puerto Rico (US), each with its global rank and source year.
12 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.8 yrs | 39 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 4.3 /1,000 | 156 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 10.3 /1,000 | 34 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 24.6 yrs | 14 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 74.3 /1,000 | 82 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 7.1 yrs | 30 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 74.7 men/100 women | 67 of 212 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 11.0 /100k | 144 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 10.1 % | 158 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 5.4 /100k | 113 of 182 | 2021 |
| Population aged 65+ | 24.7 % | 3 of 212 | 2024 |
| GDP per capita | $39,344 | 42 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Puerto Rico (US)'s sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 3rd highest population aged 65+ in the world (24.7 %) and the 14th highest life expectancy at 60 in the world (24.6 yrs). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Puerto Rico (US); the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.