Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Mortality rate, adult, female
Namibia
170.87 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
175.17 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Namibia rank
41st
Papua New Guinea rank
38th
Mortality rate, adult, female over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 175.17 per 1,000 female adults against 170.87 per 1,000 female adults in Namibia, a difference of 4.3 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.
Namibia ranks 41st and Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 305.21 per 1,000 female adults | 352.28 per 1,000 female adults | 47.07 per 1,000 female adults | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 246.11 per 1,000 female adults | 287.25 per 1,000 female adults | 41.15 per 1,000 female adults | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 213.67 per 1,000 female adults | 243.46 per 1,000 female adults | 29.79 per 1,000 female adults | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 343.06 per 1,000 female adults | 231.55 per 1,000 female adults | 111.51 per 1,000 female adults | Namibia |
| 2000s | 491.76 per 1,000 female adults | 230.48 per 1,000 female adults | 261.28 per 1,000 female adults | Namibia |
| 2010s | 345.06 per 1,000 female adults | 193.19 per 1,000 female adults | 151.87 per 1,000 female adults | Namibia |
| 2020s | 219.31 per 1,000 female adults | 185.03 per 1,000 female adults | 34.28 per 1,000 female adults | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 175.17 per 1,000 female adults against 170.87 per 1,000 female adults in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 4.3 per 1,000 female adults, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
- Namibia ranks 41st 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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.