Deaths from drowning ghe in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Deaths from drowning ghe was 646.13 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
646.13
Change on year
up 18.4%
World rank
59th
of 192 countries
All-time high
716.63
in 2015
All-time low
459.86
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from drowning ghe in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2021

02004006008002000201020212000: 459.92001: 463.22002: 499.82003: 514.62004: 508.42005: 553.62006: 555.42007: 486.92008: 490.12009: 544.42010: 615.42011: 647.42012: 573.22013: 611.62014: 687.52015: 716.62016: 692.72017: 662.92018: 663.92019: 706.42020: 545.92021: 646.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 646.13 for deaths from drowning ghe in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from drowning ghe in Papua New Guinea peaked at 716.63 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 459.86, in 2000.

Papua New Guinea ranks 59th 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.

Deaths from drowning ghe in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Deaths from drowning ghe in Papua New Guinea, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 459.86
2001 463.17 +0.7%
2002 499.76 +7.9%
2003 514.57 +3.0%
2004 508.44 -1.2%
2005 553.56 +8.9%
2006 555.44 +0.3%
2007 486.89 -12.3%
2008 490.08 +0.7%
2009 544.4 +11.1%
2010 615.43 +13.0%
2011 647.36 +5.2%
2012 573.25 -11.4%
2013 611.62 +6.7%
2014 687.49 +12.4%
2015 716.63 +4.2%
2016 692.68 -3.3%
2017 662.92 -4.3%
2018 663.9 +0.1%
2019 706.38 +6.4%
2020 545.89 -22.7%
2021 646.13 +18.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 507.62 459.86 555.44 10
2010s 657.77 573.25 716.63 10
2020s 596.01 545.89 646.13 2

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 56 Sierra Leone 699.06 compare
  2. 57 Colombia 677.53 compare
  3. 58 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 656.48 compare
  4. 60 Romania 615.2 compare
  5. 61 France 605.96 compare
  6. 62 Kazakhstan 582.62 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from drowning ghe in Papua New Guinea?
Deaths from drowning ghe in Papua New Guinea was 646.13 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from drowning ghe recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 716.63 in 2015.
What is the lowest deaths from drowning ghe recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 459.86 in 2000.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for deaths from drowning ghe?
Papua New Guinea ranks 59th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from drowning ghe rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 drowning ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths from drowning ghe
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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