Pakistan vs Papua New Guinea: Death rate
Pakistan
6.47 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
6.52 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Pakistan rank
157th
Papua New Guinea rank
154th
Death rate over time
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 6.52 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.47 deaths per 1,000 people in Pakistan, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 157th and Papua New Guinea ranks 154th of 236 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.88 deaths per 1,000 people | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 17.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.31 deaths per 1,000 people | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 13.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.65 deaths per 1,000 people | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 11.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.56 deaths per 1,000 people | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 10.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.92 deaths per 1,000 people | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 8.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5423 deaths per 1,000 people | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 7.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3244 deaths per 1,000 people | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 6.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0238 deaths per 1,000 people | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, Pakistan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 6.52 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.47 deaths per 1,000 people in Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Pakistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for death rate?
- Pakistan ranks 157th 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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About this data
Number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.