Which has higher births and deaths per year, Dominican Republic or Papua New Guinea?

Dominican Republic, at 70,827 deaths against 67,700 deaths in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.

What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea?

3,127 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Births and deaths per year

Dominican Republic

70,827 deaths

in 2023

Papua New Guinea

67,700 deaths

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

96th

Papua New Guinea rank

99th

Births and deaths per year over time

Dominican Republic
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 70,827 deaths against 67,700 deaths in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3,127 deaths.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 96th and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 236 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	52,706 deaths	34,168 deaths	18,538 deaths	Dominican Republic
1960s	50,484 deaths	33,003 deaths	17,480 deaths	Dominican Republic
1970s	44,839 deaths	30,265 deaths	14,574 deaths	Dominican Republic
1980s	43,302 deaths	30,623 deaths	12,678 deaths	Dominican Republic
1990s	44,586 deaths	37,160 deaths	7,426 deaths	Dominican Republic
2000s	51,677 deaths	49,452 deaths	2,226 deaths	Dominican Republic
2010s	59,506 deaths	59,336 deaths	170.4 deaths	Dominican Republic
2020s	71,513 deaths	69,228 deaths	2,284 deaths	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births and deaths per year, Dominican Republic or Papua New Guinea?: Dominican Republic, at 70,827 deaths against 67,700 deaths in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in births and deaths per year between Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea?: 3,127 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for births and deaths per year?: Dominican Republic ranks 96th and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births and deaths per year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births and deaths per year
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: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year.