Papua New Guinea vs Uruguay: Death rate from poisoning
Papua New Guinea
0.44 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Uruguay
0.46 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
102nd
Uruguay rank
100th
Death rate from poisoning over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd and Uruguay ranks 100th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.559 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.458 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.101 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.517 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.512 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.005 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.395 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.075 deaths per 100,000 people | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from poisoning, Papua New Guinea or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.46 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.44 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rate from poisoning between Papua New Guinea and Uruguay?
- 0.02 deaths per 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uruguay?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Uruguay rank globally for death rate from poisoning?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd and Uruguay ranks 100th 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 poisoning. 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 poisonings in both sexes, per 100,000 people.