Dengue fever deaths in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Dengue fever deaths was 0.6 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.6
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
38th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.62
in 2019
All-time low
0.33
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Dengue fever deaths in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dengue fever deaths in Papua New Guinea is 0.6, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dengue fever deaths in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.62 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Dengue fever deaths in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.33 | — |
| 2001 | 0.35 | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.36 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.37 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.38 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.38 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.39 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.42 | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.43 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.44 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.47 | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.53 | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 0.55 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.57 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.56 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6 | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.62 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.58 | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.368 | 0.33 | 0.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.519 | 0.42 | 0.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.6 | 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 15-64, male, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3237 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6327 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dengue fever deaths in Papua New Guinea?
- Dengue fever deaths in Papua New Guinea was 0.6 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest dengue fever deaths recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.62 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dengue fever deaths recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for dengue fever deaths?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 38th out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is dengue fever deaths rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. 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 Dengue fever deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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