Papua New Guinea vs Viet Nam: Death rate
Papua New Guinea
6.52 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Viet Nam
6.58 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
154th
Viet Nam rank
152nd
Death rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam 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 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 154th and Viet Nam ranks 152nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 7 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.02 deaths per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 14.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.34 deaths per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 10.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3355 deaths per 1,000 people | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 8.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 8.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 2 deaths per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 7.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 2 deaths per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 6.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7734 deaths per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 6.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.471 deaths per 1,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, Papua New Guinea or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, 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 Papua New Guinea and Viet Nam?
- 0.06 deaths per 1,000 people, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Viet Nam?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Viet Nam rank globally for death rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 154th and Viet Nam ranks 152nd 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.