Colombia vs Papua New Guinea: Deaths by age group

Colombia
8,456 deaths
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
10,162 deaths
in 2023
Colombia rank
58th
Papua New Guinea rank
57th

Deaths by age group over time

  • Colombia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 10,162 deaths against 8,456 deaths in Colombia, a difference of 1,706 deaths.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 58th and Papua New Guinea ranks 57th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 100,351 deaths 18,178 deaths 82,172 deaths Colombia
1960s 87,386 deaths 16,544 deaths 70,841 deaths Colombia
1970s 60,513 deaths 14,072 deaths 46,440 deaths Colombia
1980s 38,925 deaths 12,099 deaths 26,826 deaths Colombia
1990s 27,342 deaths 12,485 deaths 14,857 deaths Colombia
2000s 18,556 deaths 13,654 deaths 4,902 deaths Colombia
2010s 11,495 deaths 12,678 deaths 1,183 deaths Papua New Guinea
2020s 8,958 deaths 10,709 deaths 1,751 deaths Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths by age group, Colombia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 10,162 deaths against 8,456 deaths in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths by age group between Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
1,706 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for deaths by age group?
Colombia ranks 58th and Papua New Guinea ranks 57th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Deaths by age group
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.