Papua New Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year
Papua New Guinea
0.6607 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sri Lanka
0.655 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
146th
Sri Lanka rank
149th
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.6607 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.655 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0057 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 146th and Sri Lanka ranks 149th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6699 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6867 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0168 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.6122 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6142 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0021 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.6398 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5608 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.079 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year, Papua New Guinea or Sri Lanka?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.6607 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.655 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
- What is the difference in crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year between Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0057 deaths per 100,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 146th and Sri Lanka ranks 149th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.