Indonesia vs Papua New Guinea: Number of deaths from malaria

Indonesia
1,412 deaths
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
2,449 deaths
in 2021
Indonesia rank
35th
Papua New Guinea rank
32nd

Number of deaths from malaria over time

  • Indonesia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 2,449 deaths against 1,412 deaths in Indonesia, a difference of 1,037 deaths.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.7 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Indonesia ranks 35th and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 194 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 1,647 deaths 2,907 deaths 1,260 deaths Papua New Guinea
2010s 2,065 deaths 2,533 deaths 468.36 deaths Papua New Guinea
2020s 1,414 deaths 2,649 deaths 1,236 deaths Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths from malaria, Indonesia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 2,449 deaths against 1,412 deaths in Indonesia as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of deaths from malaria between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
1,037 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Papua New Guinea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Indonesia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of deaths from malaria?
Indonesia ranks 35th and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths from malaria. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of deaths from malaria
Unit
deaths
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths from malaria in both sexes.