Which has higher deaths from drowning, Papua New Guinea or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 656.48 deaths against 646.13 deaths in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.

What is the difference in deaths from drowning between Papua New Guinea and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

10.35 deaths, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from drowning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Papua New Guinea vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Deaths from drowning

Papua New Guinea

646.13 deaths

in 2021

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

656.48 deaths

in 2021

Papua New Guinea rank

59th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

58th

Deaths from drowning over time

Papua New Guinea
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 656.48 deaths against 646.13 deaths in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 10.35 deaths.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 59th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 58th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Papua New Guinea	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	507.62 deaths	552.89 deaths	45.28 deaths	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	657.77 deaths	563.16 deaths	94.61 deaths	Papua New Guinea
2020s	596.01 deaths	625.5 deaths	29.49 deaths	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from drowning, Papua New Guinea or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 656.48 deaths against 646.13 deaths in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from drowning between Papua New Guinea and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 10.35 deaths, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Papua New Guinea and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for deaths from drowning?: Papua New Guinea ranks 59th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 58th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from drowning. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths from drowning
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from drowning in both sexes.