Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: Self harm death rates by age

Afghanistan
0.129
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
0.1176
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
145th
Papua New Guinea rank
148th

Self harm death rates by age over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Papua New Guinea
00.050.10.150.2200020102021

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.129 against 0.1176 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0114.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 145th and Papua New Guinea ranks 148th of 194 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1783 0.1266 0.0517 Afghanistan
2010s 0.1467 0.1382 0.0085 Afghanistan
2020s 0.1396 0.1033 0.0363 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher self harm death rates by age, Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea?
Afghanistan, at 0.129 against 0.1176 in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in self harm death rates by age between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
0.0114, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for self harm death rates by age?
Afghanistan ranks 145th and Papua New Guinea ranks 148th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Self harm death rates by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Self harm death rates by age
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed