Deaths from diarrheal diseases who in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Deaths from diarrheal diseases who was 1,936 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1,936
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
52nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
2,295
in 2015
All-time low
1,821
in 2004
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths from diarrheal diseases who in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths from diarrheal diseases who in Papua New Guinea stood at 1,936.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from diarrheal diseases who in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2,295 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,821, in 2004.
That places Papua New Guinea 52nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from diarrheal diseases who in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,920 | — |
| 2001 | 1,960 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 2,020 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1,969 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 1,821 | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 1,973 | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 1,925 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 1,968 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 2,030 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 2,012 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 2,227 | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 2,287 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 2,047 | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 1,941 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 2,050 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 2,295 | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 2,204 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 2,197 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,157 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 2,154 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,889 | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 1,936 | +2.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1,936 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,463, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1,936 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 170.93, 11.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,960 | 1,821 | 2,030 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,156 | 1,941 | 2,295 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,912 | 1,889 | 1,936 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from diarrheal diseases who in Papua New Guinea?
- Deaths from diarrheal diseases who in Papua New Guinea was 1,936 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from diarrheal diseases who recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,295 in 2015.
- What is the lowest deaths from diarrheal diseases who recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,821 in 2004.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for deaths from diarrheal diseases who?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from diarrheal diseases who rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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 Deaths from diarrheal diseases who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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