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Births and deaths per year in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Births and deaths per year was 67,700 deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
67,700 deaths
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
99th
of 236 countries
All-time high
72,381 deaths
in 2021
All-time low
29,185 deaths
in 1980
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Births and deaths per year in Papua New Guinea, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 67,700 deaths for births and deaths per year in 2023.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births and deaths per year in Papua New Guinea peaked at 72,381 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 29,185 deaths, in 1980.

Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Births and deaths per year in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Year deaths Change
1950 33,093 deaths —
1951 39,397 deaths +19.0%
1952 33,331 deaths -15.4%
1953 33,508 deaths +0.5%
1954 33,633 deaths +0.4%
1955 33,676 deaths +0.1%
1956 33,733 deaths +0.2%
1957 33,760 deaths +0.1%
1958 33,758 deaths -0.0%
1959 33,787 deaths +0.1%
1960 33,714 deaths -0.2%
1961 33,685 deaths -0.1%
1962 34,063 deaths +1.1%
1963 33,405 deaths -1.9%
1964 33,216 deaths -0.6%
1965 32,963 deaths -0.8%
1966 32,710 deaths -0.8%
1967 32,385 deaths -1.0%
1968 32,092 deaths -0.9%
1969 31,801 deaths -0.9%
1970 31,518 deaths -0.9%
1971 31,435 deaths -0.3%
1972 31,054 deaths -1.2%
1973 30,668 deaths -1.2%
1974 30,285 deaths -1.2%
1975 29,976 deaths -1.0%
1976 29,700 deaths -0.9%
1977 29,472 deaths -0.8%
1978 29,322 deaths -0.5%
1979 29,219 deaths -0.4%
1980 29,185 deaths -0.1%
1981 29,299 deaths +0.4%
1982 29,542 deaths +0.8%
1983 29,980 deaths +1.5%
1984 30,290 deaths +1.0%
1985 30,712 deaths +1.4%
1986 31,130 deaths +1.4%
1987 31,554 deaths +1.4%
1988 32,076 deaths +1.7%
1989 32,462 deaths +1.2%
1990 32,966 deaths +1.6%
1991 33,668 deaths +2.1%
1992 34,283 deaths +1.8%
1993 35,260 deaths +2.8%
1994 36,111 deaths +2.4%
1995 37,077 deaths +2.7%
1996 38,240 deaths +3.1%
1997 39,317 deaths +2.8%
1998 42,860 deaths +9.0%
1999 41,822 deaths -2.4%
2000 43,109 deaths +3.1%
2001 44,561 deaths +3.4%
2002 46,228 deaths +3.7%
2003 47,614 deaths +3.0%
2004 49,107 deaths +3.1%
2005 50,578 deaths +3.0%
2006 51,832 deaths +2.5%
2007 52,966 deaths +2.2%
2008 53,800 deaths +1.6%
2009 54,724 deaths +1.7%
2010 55,611 deaths +1.6%
2011 56,326 deaths +1.3%
2012 57,183 deaths +1.5%
2013 57,929 deaths +1.3%
2014 58,731 deaths +1.4%
2015 59,489 deaths +1.3%
2016 60,440 deaths +1.6%
2017 61,423 deaths +1.6%
2018 62,574 deaths +1.9%
2019 63,650 deaths +1.7%
2020 66,981 deaths +5.2%
2021 72,381 deaths +8.1%
2022 69,852 deaths -3.5%
2023 67,700 deaths -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 34,168 deaths 33,093 deaths 39,397 deaths 10
1960s 33,003 deaths 31,801 deaths 34,063 deaths 10
1970s 30,265 deaths 29,219 deaths 31,518 deaths 10
1980s 30,623 deaths 29,185 deaths 32,462 deaths 10
1990s 37,160 deaths 32,966 deaths 42,860 deaths 10
2000s 49,452 deaths 43,109 deaths 54,724 deaths 10
2010s 59,336 deaths 55,611 deaths 63,650 deaths 10
2020s 69,228 deaths 66,981 deaths 72,381 deaths 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 96 Dominican Republic 70,827 deaths compare
  2. 97 Sierra Leone 70,114 deaths compare
  3. 98 Azerbaijan 67,841 deaths compare
  4. 100 Finland 59,984 deaths compare
  5. 101 Denmark 57,275 deaths compare
  6. 102 Hong Kong, China 57,190 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is births and deaths per year in Papua New Guinea?
Births and deaths per year in Papua New Guinea was 67,700 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest births and deaths per year recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 72,381 deaths in 2021.
What is the lowest births and deaths per year recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 29,185 deaths in 1980.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for births and deaths per year?
Papua New Guinea ranks 99th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is births and deaths per year rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Births and deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Births and deaths per year
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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