Hong Kong, China vs Papua New Guinea: Number of deaths

Hong Kong, China
57,190 deaths
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
67,700 deaths
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
102nd
Papua New Guinea rank
99th

Number of deaths over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 67,700 deaths against 57,190 deaths in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 10,510 deaths.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong, China's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 102nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 236 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 20,160 deaths 34,168 deaths 14,008 deaths Papua New Guinea
1960s 17,114 deaths 33,003 deaths 15,889 deaths Papua New Guinea
1970s 22,529 deaths 30,265 deaths 7,736 deaths Papua New Guinea
1980s 27,860 deaths 30,623 deaths 2,763 deaths Papua New Guinea
1990s 33,740 deaths 37,160 deaths 3,420 deaths Papua New Guinea
2000s 39,650 deaths 49,452 deaths 9,802 deaths Papua New Guinea
2010s 47,128 deaths 59,336 deaths 12,207 deaths Papua New Guinea
2020s 58,138 deaths 69,228 deaths 11,091 deaths Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Hong Kong, China or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 67,700 deaths against 57,190 deaths in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Hong Kong, China and Papua New Guinea?
10,510 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Papua New Guinea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of deaths?
Hong Kong, China ranks 102nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed 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
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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