Papua New Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Death rates from alcohol use disorders
Papua New Guinea
0.57 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sao Tome and Principe
0.62 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Papua New Guinea rank
144th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
141st
Death rates from alcohol use disorders over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.57 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 144th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 141st of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.537 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.521 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.016 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.567 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.562 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.005 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.555 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.615 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rates from alcohol use disorders, Papua New Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.62 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.57 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in death rates from alcohol use disorders between Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for death rates from alcohol use disorders?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 144th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 141st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rates from alcohol use disorders. 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 alcohol use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.