Micronesia (country) vs Papua New Guinea: Mortality rate, adult, female

Micronesia (country)
171.87 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
175.17 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Micronesia (country) rank
40th
Papua New Guinea rank
38th

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Micronesia (country)
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 175.17 per 1,000 female adults against 171.87 per 1,000 female adults in Micronesia (country), a difference of 3.3 per 1,000 female adults.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Micronesia (country) ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Micronesia (country) averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Micronesia (country) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 252.82 per 1,000 female adults 352.28 per 1,000 female adults 99.47 per 1,000 female adults Papua New Guinea
1970s 207.98 per 1,000 female adults 287.25 per 1,000 female adults 79.28 per 1,000 female adults Papua New Guinea
1980s 202.16 per 1,000 female adults 243.46 per 1,000 female adults 41.29 per 1,000 female adults Papua New Guinea
1990s 203.44 per 1,000 female adults 231.55 per 1,000 female adults 28.11 per 1,000 female adults Papua New Guinea
2000s 210.32 per 1,000 female adults 230.48 per 1,000 female adults 20.17 per 1,000 female adults Papua New Guinea
2010s 210.48 per 1,000 female adults 193.19 per 1,000 female adults 17.29 per 1,000 female adults Micronesia (country)
2020s 183.48 per 1,000 female adults 185.03 per 1,000 female adults 1.55 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, Micronesia (country) or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 175.17 per 1,000 female adults against 171.87 per 1,000 female adults in Micronesia (country) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Micronesia (country) and Papua New Guinea?
3.3 per 1,000 female adults, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Papua New Guinea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Micronesia (country) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Micronesia (country) ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 218 countries.
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.