Death rate from natural disasters in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Death rate from natural disasters was 0 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Death rate from natural disasters in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from natural disasters in Papua New Guinea stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, death rate from natural disasters in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2.49 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2001.
That places Papua New Guinea 83rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Death rate from natural disasters in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.04 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.69 | — |
| 2003 | 0.21 | -69.6% |
| 2004 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.03 | — |
| 2006 | 0.24 | +700.0% |
| 2007 | 2.49 | +937.5% |
| 2008 | 0.14 | -94.4% |
| 2009 | 0.26 | +85.7% |
| 2010 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0.8 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 1.83 | — |
| 2019 | 0.12 | -93.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4 | +233.3% |
| 2021 | 0 | -100.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.01. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from natural disasters in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +937.5% | 0.24 | 2.49 |
| 2006 | +700.0% | 0.03 | 0.24 |
| 2020 | +233.3% | 0.12 | 0.4 |
| 2009 | +85.7% | 0.14 | 0.26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.41 | 0 | 2.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.275 | 0 | 1.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.4 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from natural disasters in Papua New Guinea?
- Death rate from natural disasters in Papua New Guinea was 0 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from natural disasters recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.49 in 2007.
- What is the lowest death rate from natural disasters recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2001.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for death rate from natural disasters?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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