Which has higher deaths by age group, Jamaica or Papua New Guinea?

Jamaica, at 21 deaths against 21 deaths in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Papua New Guinea: Deaths by age group

Jamaica

21 deaths

in 2023

Papua New Guinea

21 deaths

in 2023

Jamaica rank

124th

Papua New Guinea rank

124th

Deaths by age group over time

Jamaica
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 21 deaths against 21 deaths in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 deaths.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 124th and Papua New Guinea ranks 124th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2 deaths	0 deaths	2 deaths	Jamaica
1960s	1.8 deaths	0.8 deaths	1 deaths	Jamaica
1970s	43.3 deaths	2.7 deaths	40.6 deaths	Jamaica
1980s	79.3 deaths	5.8 deaths	73.5 deaths	Jamaica
1990s	51.4 deaths	11.4 deaths	40 deaths	Jamaica
2000s	20.7 deaths	17.3 deaths	3.4 deaths	Jamaica
2010s	21 deaths	27.4 deaths	6.4 deaths	Papua New Guinea
2020s	22.5 deaths	25.25 deaths	2.75 deaths	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths by age group, Jamaica or Papua New Guinea?: Jamaica, at 21 deaths against 21 deaths in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths by age group between Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?: 0 deaths, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Papua New Guinea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for deaths by age group?: Jamaica ranks 124th and Papua New Guinea ranks 124th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths by age group
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 100+.