Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Annual death rates at different ages in males
Ghana
35.13 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
35.97 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ghana rank
42nd
Papua New Guinea rank
40th
Annual death rates at different ages in males over time
- Ghana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 35.97 deaths per 1,000 people against 35.13 deaths per 1,000 people in Ghana, a difference of 0.84 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Ghana ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 161.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 180.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.66 deaths per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 142.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 136.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.38 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1970s | 131.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 101.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.08 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1980s | 108.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 80.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.45 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 1990s | 84.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 67.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.19 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 2000s | 65.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 57.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.74 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 2010s | 46.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 46.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0467 deaths per 1,000 people | Ghana |
| 2020s | 36.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 37.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages in males, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 35.97 deaths per 1,000 people against 35.13 deaths per 1,000 people in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages in males between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.84 deaths per 1,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for annual death rates at different ages in males?
- Ghana ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th 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 at different ages in males. 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.