East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Papua New Guinea: Mortality rate, adult, female

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
77.42 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
175.17 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
37th
Papua New Guinea rank
38th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 175.17 per 1,000 female adults against 77.42 per 1,000 female adults in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 97.75 per 1,000 female adults.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.3 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 47 groups.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 317.63 per 1,000 female adults 352.28 per 1,000 female adults 34.66 per 1,000 female adults Papua New Guinea
1970s 221.9 per 1,000 female adults 287.25 per 1,000 female adults 65.35 per 1,000 female adults Papua New Guinea
1980s 160.49 per 1,000 female adults 243.46 per 1,000 female adults 82.96 per 1,000 female adults Papua New Guinea
1990s 121.08 per 1,000 female adults 231.55 per 1,000 female adults 110.47 per 1,000 female adults Papua New Guinea
2000s 99 per 1,000 female adults 230.48 per 1,000 female adults 131.48 per 1,000 female adults Papua New Guinea
2010s 84.38 per 1,000 female adults 193.19 per 1,000 female adults 108.8 per 1,000 female adults Papua New Guinea
2020s 80.45 per 1,000 female adults 185.03 per 1,000 female adults 104.58 per 1,000 female adults Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 175.17 per 1,000 female adults against 77.42 per 1,000 female adults in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Papua New Guinea?
97.75 per 1,000 female adults, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Papua New Guinea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.