Death rate from cancer in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Death rate from cancer was 74.93 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
74.93
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
114th
of 192 countries
All-time high
83.4
in 2020
All-time low
60.45
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Death rate from cancer in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2021

0204060802000201020212000: 60.52001: 63.62002: 62.32003: 63.52004: 63.32005: 642006: 64.52007: 67.12008: 65.72009: 62.62010: 652011: 66.22012: 732013: 73.32014: 74.42015: 76.62016: 76.82017: 78.52018: 79.82019: 82.52020: 83.42021: 74.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 74.93 for death rate from cancer in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate from cancer in Papua New Guinea peaked at 83.4 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 60.45, in 2000.

Papua New Guinea ranks 114th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Death rate from cancer in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Death rate from cancer in Papua New Guinea, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 60.45
2001 63.64 +5.3%
2002 62.31 -2.1%
2003 63.53 +2.0%
2004 63.31 -0.3%
2005 63.95 +1.0%
2006 64.5 +0.9%
2007 67.06 +4.0%
2008 65.74 -2.0%
2009 62.63 -4.7%
2010 64.99 +3.8%
2011 66.24 +1.9%
2012 73.04 +10.3%
2013 73.31 +0.4%
2014 74.38 +1.5%
2015 76.57 +2.9%
2016 76.83 +0.3%
2017 78.55 +2.2%
2018 79.82 +1.6%
2019 82.49 +3.3%
2020 83.4 +1.1%
2021 74.93 -10.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.71 60.45 67.06 10
2010s 74.62 64.99 82.49 10
2020s 79.17 74.93 83.4 2

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 111 Zimbabwe 76.23 compare
  2. 112 El Salvador 75.77 compare
  3. 113 Libya 75.31 compare
  4. 115 Cape Verde 73.33 compare
  5. 116 Algeria 72.27 compare
  6. 117 India 72.11 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate from cancer in Papua New Guinea?
Death rate from cancer in Papua New Guinea was 74.93 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate from cancer recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 83.4 in 2020.
What is the lowest death rate from cancer recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 60.45 in 2000.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for death rate from cancer?
Papua New Guinea ranks 114th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is death rate from cancer rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from cancer. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Death rate from cancer
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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