Which has higher number of deaths, Central African Republic or Papua New Guinea?

Central African Republic, at 67,357 deaths against 65,733 deaths in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Central African Republic and Papua New Guinea?

1,624 deaths, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Papua New Guinea?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Number of deaths

Central African Republic

67,357 deaths

in 2021

Papua New Guinea

65,733 deaths

in 2021

Central African Republic rank

98th

Papua New Guinea rank

99th

Number of deaths over time

Central African Republic
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 67,357 deaths against 65,733 deaths in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1,624 deaths.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 98th and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 194 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	69,225 deaths	42,878 deaths	26,347 deaths	Central African Republic
2010s	65,854 deaths	52,372 deaths	13,482 deaths	Central African Republic
2020s	65,850 deaths	63,037 deaths	2,813 deaths	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Central African Republic or Papua New Guinea?: Central African Republic, at 67,357 deaths against 65,733 deaths in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Central African Republic and Papua New Guinea?: 1,624 deaths, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Papua New Guinea?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Central African Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of deaths?: Central African Republic ranks 98th and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
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: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes.