Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Death rate from malaria
Kenya
22.07 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
24.61 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Kenya rank
31st
Papua New Guinea rank
28th
Death rate from malaria over time
- Kenya
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 24.61 deaths per 100,000 people against 22.07 deaths per 100,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Kenya ranks 31st and Papua New Guinea ranks 28th of 194 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 45.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.27 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 22.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.47 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 22.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.88 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from malaria, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 24.61 deaths per 100,000 people against 22.07 deaths per 100,000 people in Kenya as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from malaria between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Kenya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for death rate from malaria?
- Kenya ranks 31st and Papua New Guinea ranks 28th 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 malaria. 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 malaria in both sexes, per 100,000 people.