Ethiopia vs Papua New Guinea: Annual death rates at different ages
Ethiopia
33.93 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
33.07 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
35th
Papua New Guinea rank
37th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Ethiopia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 33.93 deaths per 1,000 people against 33.07 deaths per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.86 deaths per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 35th and Papua New Guinea ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 221.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 168.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 53.36 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 173.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 127.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 45.46 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 167.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 95.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 71.96 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 165.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 74.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 90.87 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 114.41 deaths per 1,000 people | 62.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 51.55 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 75.99 deaths per 1,000 people | 53.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.76 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 47.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 42.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.37 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 35.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 34.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8928 deaths per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Ethiopia or Papua New Guinea?
- Ethiopia, at 33.93 deaths per 1,000 people against 33.07 deaths per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.86 deaths per 1,000 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Ethiopia ranks 35th and Papua New Guinea ranks 37th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. 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.