Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years)

Papua New Guinea
239.2
in 2021
Sierra Leone
237.01
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
40th
Sierra Leone rank
42nd

Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sierra Leone
0100200300200020102021

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 239.2 against 237.01 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 2.19.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 40th and Sierra Leone ranks 42nd of 184 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 239.3 304.93 65.63 Sierra Leone
2010s 218.47 269.68 51.22 Sierra Leone
2020s 226.94 236.05 9.12 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years), Papua New Guinea or Sierra Leone?
Papua New Guinea, at 239.2 against 237.01 in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
What is the difference in adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) between Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
2.19, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years)?
Papua New Guinea ranks 40th and Sierra Leone ranks 42nd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years per 1000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years). Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/adult-mortality-rate-probability-of-dying-between-15-and-60-years-per-1000-population/papua-new-guinea/sierra-leone/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/adult-mortality-rate-probability-of-dying-between-15-and-60-years-per-1000-population/papua-new-guinea/sierra-leone/">Papua New Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years per 1000 population)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
197 places, 4,334 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed