Azerbaijan vs Papua New Guinea: Death rate

Azerbaijan
6.58 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
6.52 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Azerbaijan rank
153rd
Papua New Guinea rank
154th

Death rate over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 6.58 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.52 deaths per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 153rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 154th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 19.77 deaths per 1,000 people 19.92 deaths per 1,000 people 0.1487 deaths per 1,000 people Papua New Guinea
1960s 14.98 deaths per 1,000 people 14.97 deaths per 1,000 people 0.0031 deaths per 1,000 people Azerbaijan
1970s 10.09 deaths per 1,000 people 10.93 deaths per 1,000 people 0.846 deaths per 1,000 people Papua New Guinea
1980s 8.84 deaths per 1,000 people 8.89 deaths per 1,000 people 0.0457 deaths per 1,000 people Papua New Guinea
1990s 8.86 deaths per 1,000 people 8.12 deaths per 1,000 people 0.744 deaths per 1,000 people Azerbaijan
2000s 7.22 deaths per 1,000 people 7.68 deaths per 1,000 people 0.4562 deaths per 1,000 people Papua New Guinea
2010s 6.81 deaths per 1,000 people 6.89 deaths per 1,000 people 0.0819 deaths per 1,000 people Papua New Guinea
2020s 7.54 deaths per 1,000 people 6.85 deaths per 1,000 people 0.6858 deaths per 1,000 people Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, Azerbaijan or Papua New Guinea?
Azerbaijan, at 6.58 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.52 deaths per 1,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in death rate between Azerbaijan and Papua New Guinea?
0.06 deaths per 1,000 people, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Azerbaijan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for death rate?
Azerbaijan ranks 153rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 154th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
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 year per 1,000 people in the population.