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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,127 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.8327 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1596 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.6669 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1718 units per person (2025)
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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