Kiribati vs Papua New Guinea: Death rate from drowning
Kiribati
6.75 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
6.49 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Kiribati rank
33rd
Papua New Guinea rank
36th
Death rate from drowning over time
- Kiribati
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 6.75 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.49 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Kiribati ranks 33rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 36th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 7.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.021 deaths per 100,000 people | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 7.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from drowning, Kiribati or Papua New Guinea?
- Kiribati, at 6.75 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.49 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from drowning between Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Kiribati and Papua New Guinea rank globally for death rate from drowning?
- Kiribati ranks 33rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 36th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from drowning. 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 drowning in both sexes, per 100,000 people.