Estimated malaria mortality rate in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Estimated malaria mortality rate was 31.34 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
31.34
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
28th
of 108 countries
All-time high
56.74
in 2000
All-time low
21.27
in 2015
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Estimated malaria mortality rate in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024

02040602000201220242000: 56.72001: 53.72002: 44.52003: 462004: 55.62005: 42.82006: 43.32007: 38.72008: 34.92009: 45.62010: 30.82011: 25.92012: 33.92013: 41.62014: 36.92015: 21.32016: 28.72017: 27.32018: 27.42019: 282020: 30.22021: 24.52022: 33.32023: 29.62024: 31.3

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 31.34 for estimated malaria mortality rate in 2024.

That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, estimated malaria mortality rate in Papua New Guinea peaked at 56.74 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.27, in 2015.

That places Papua New Guinea 28th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Estimated malaria mortality rate in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Estimated malaria mortality rate (per 100 000 population) in Papua New Guinea, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 56.74
2001 53.68 -5.4%
2002 44.48 -17.1%
2003 45.98 +3.4%
2004 55.58 +20.9%
2005 42.78 -23.0%
2006 43.33 +1.3%
2007 38.66 -10.8%
2008 34.92 -9.7%
2009 45.61 +30.6%
2010 30.84 -32.4%
2011 25.85 -16.2%
2012 33.89 +31.1%
2013 41.58 +22.7%
2014 36.86 -11.3%
2015 21.27 -42.3%
2016 28.66 +34.7%
2017 27.35 -4.6%
2018 27.37 +0.1%
2019 28.04 +2.4%
2020 30.18 +7.6%
2021 24.46 -18.9%
2022 33.3 +36.2%
2023 29.64 -11.0%
2024 31.34 +5.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 46.18 34.92 56.74 10
2010s 30.17 21.27 41.58 10
2020s 29.79 24.46 33.3 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 25 Cote d'Ivoire 33.87 compare
  2. 26 Ghana 33.8 compare
  3. 27 Uganda 32.4 compare
  4. 29 Solomon Islands 27.5 compare
  5. 30 Sudan 25.15 compare
  6. 31 Ethiopia 24.9 compare

See the full ranking of 116 places →

More health data for Papua New Guinea

All data for Papua New Guinea →

Frequently asked questions

What is estimated malaria mortality rate in Papua New Guinea?
Estimated malaria mortality rate in Papua New Guinea was 31.34 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest estimated malaria mortality rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 56.74 in 2000.
What is the lowest estimated malaria mortality rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 21.27 in 2015.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for estimated malaria mortality rate?
Papua New Guinea ranks 28th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
Is estimated malaria mortality rate rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimated malaria mortality rate (per 100 000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Estimated malaria mortality rate in Papua New Guinea. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/estimated-malaria-mortality-rate-per-100-000-population/papua-new-guinea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/estimated-malaria-mortality-rate-per-100-000-population/papua-new-guinea/">Estimated malaria mortality rate in Papua New Guinea</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Estimated malaria mortality rate (per 100 000 population)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
116 places, 2,833 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed