Burundi vs Papua New Guinea: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Burundi
32.92 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
29.96 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Burundi rank
33rd
Papua New Guinea rank
35th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Burundi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 32.92 deaths per 1,000 people against 29.96 deaths per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.96 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Burundi ranks 33rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 35th of 236 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 161.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 155.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.53 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 1960s | 150.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 118.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 31.99 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 1970s | 150.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 88.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 61.78 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 1980s | 113.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 69.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 44.51 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 1990s | 100.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 58.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 42.73 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 2000s | 76.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 48.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.2 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 2010s | 45.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 38.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.72 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 2020s | 34.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 31.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Burundi or Papua New Guinea?
- Burundi, at 32.92 deaths per 1,000 people against 29.96 deaths per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.96 deaths per 1,000 people, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Burundi ranks 33rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 35th 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 Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.