Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who was 0.6607 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.6607
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
146th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.6804
in 2002
All-time low
0.5969
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.6607.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.6804 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5969, in 2019.
Papua New Guinea ranks 146th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6789 | — |
| 2001 | 0.6804 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6804 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6778 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6766 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6751 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6726 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6618 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6522 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6429 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6347 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6311 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6282 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6188 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6111 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6048 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6011 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5974 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5976 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5969 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6189 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6607 | +6.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.6607 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7062, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.6607 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7457, 89% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6699 | 0.6429 | 0.6804 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6122 | 0.5969 | 0.6347 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6398 | 0.6189 | 0.6607 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Papua New Guinea?
- Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Papua New Guinea was 0.6607 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6804 in 2002.
- What is the lowest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5969 in 2019.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 146th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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