Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Mortality rate, adult, male
Ghana
265.17 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
266.08 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Ghana rank
38th
Papua New Guinea rank
36th
Mortality rate, adult, male over time
- Ghana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 266.08 per 1,000 male adults against 265.17 per 1,000 male adults in Ghana, a difference of 0.91 per 1,000 male adults.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Ghana ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 36th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 406.06 per 1,000 male adults | 458.65 per 1,000 male adults | 52.59 per 1,000 male adults | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 391.32 per 1,000 male adults | 384.52 per 1,000 male adults | 6.8 per 1,000 male adults | Ghana |
| 1980s | 358.49 per 1,000 male adults | 338.47 per 1,000 male adults | 20.02 per 1,000 male adults | Ghana |
| 1990s | 316.92 per 1,000 male adults | 314.51 per 1,000 male adults | 2.4 per 1,000 male adults | Ghana |
| 2000s | 300.62 per 1,000 male adults | 301.32 per 1,000 male adults | 0.7022 per 1,000 male adults | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 282.58 per 1,000 male adults | 283.47 per 1,000 male adults | 0.8959 per 1,000 male adults | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 273.29 per 1,000 male adults | 281.26 per 1,000 male adults | 7.96 per 1,000 male adults | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, adult, male, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 266.08 per 1,000 male adults against 265.17 per 1,000 male adults in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, male between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.91 per 1,000 male adults, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mortality rate, adult, male?
- Ghana ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 36th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Adult mortality rate, male, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old male dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.