Papua New Guinea vs Tuvalu: Burden of disease

Papua New Guinea
38,313 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Tuvalu
38,323 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
77th
Tuvalu rank
76th

Burden of disease over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 38,323 DALYs per 100,000 people against 38,313 DALYs per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 10 DALYs per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tuvalu ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 77th and Tuvalu ranks 76th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Tuvalu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Tuvalu Difference Ahead
2000s 45,285 DALYs per 100,000 people 43,366 DALYs per 100,000 people 1,920 DALYs per 100,000 people Papua New Guinea
2010s 39,026 DALYs per 100,000 people 38,316 DALYs per 100,000 people 709.35 DALYs per 100,000 people Papua New Guinea
2020s 37,545 DALYs per 100,000 people 39,602 DALYs per 100,000 people 2,057 DALYs per 100,000 people Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher burden of disease, Papua New Guinea or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 38,323 DALYs per 100,000 people against 38,313 DALYs per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in burden of disease between Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu?
10 DALYs per 100,000 people, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu rank globally for burden of disease?
Papua New Guinea ranks 77th and Tuvalu ranks 76th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Burden of disease. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Burden of disease
Unit
DALYs per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.