Europe & Central Asia vs Papua New Guinea: Mortality rate, adult, female

Europe & Central Asia
70.27 per 1,000 female adults
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
175.17 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia rank
40th
Papua New Guinea rank
38th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 175.17 per 1,000 female adults against 70.27 per 1,000 female adults in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 104.9 per 1,000 female adults.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.5 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th 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 Europe & Central Asia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 120 per 1,000 female adults 352.28 per 1,000 female adults 232.28 per 1,000 female adults Papua New Guinea
1970s 111.65 per 1,000 female adults 287.25 per 1,000 female adults 175.6 per 1,000 female adults Papua New Guinea
1980s 101.41 per 1,000 female adults 243.46 per 1,000 female adults 142.05 per 1,000 female adults Papua New Guinea
1990s 98.33 per 1,000 female adults 231.55 per 1,000 female adults 133.22 per 1,000 female adults Papua New Guinea
2000s 92.47 per 1,000 female adults 230.48 per 1,000 female adults 138.01 per 1,000 female adults Papua New Guinea
2010s 73.43 per 1,000 female adults 193.19 per 1,000 female adults 119.76 per 1,000 female adults Papua New Guinea
2020s 73.29 per 1,000 female adults 187.5 per 1,000 female adults 114.21 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, Europe & Central Asia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 175.17 per 1,000 female adults against 70.27 per 1,000 female adults in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Europe & Central Asia and Papua New Guinea?
104.9 per 1,000 female adults, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Papua New Guinea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 40th 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.