Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Diarrheal diseases death rate
Ghana
19.26 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
19.45 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Ghana rank
45th
Papua New Guinea rank
43rd
Diarrheal diseases death rate over time
- Ghana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 19.45 deaths per 100,000 people against 19.26 deaths per 100,000 people in Ghana, a difference of 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.8 deaths per 100,000 people | Ghana |
| 2010s | 24.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.335 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 19.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.285 deaths per 100,000 people | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher diarrheal diseases death rate, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 19.45 deaths per 100,000 people against 19.26 deaths per 100,000 people in Ghana as of 2021.
- What is the difference in diarrheal diseases death rate between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.19 deaths per 100,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for diarrheal diseases death rate?
- Ghana ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Diarrheal diseases death rate. 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 diarrhoeal diseases in both sexes, per 100,000 people.