Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and was 28.5% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
28.5%
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
14th
of 185 countries
All-time high
31.1%
in 2001
All-time low
28.5%
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2021

01020302000201020212000: 30.4 %2001: 31.1 %2002: 30.5 %2003: 30.5 %2004: 30.3 %2005: 30.4 %2006: 30.5 %2007: 30.7 %2008: 30.1 %2009: 29.2 %2010: 29.5 %2011: 29.6 %2012: 30.3 %2013: 30.2 %2014: 30.9 %2015: 30.9 %2016: 30.7 %2017: 30.1 %2018: 30.2 %2019: 30.7 %2020: 30.3 %2021: 28.5 %

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Papua New Guinea is 28.5%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Papua New Guinea peaked at 31.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2021.

That places Papua New Guinea 14th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Papua New Guinea, 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 30.4%
2001 31.1% +2.3%
2002 30.5% -1.9%
2003 30.5% +0.0%
2004 30.3% -0.7%
2005 30.4% +0.3%
2006 30.5% +0.3%
2007 30.7% +0.7%
2008 30.1% -2.0%
2009 29.2% -3.0%
2010 29.5% +1.0%
2011 29.6% +0.3%
2012 30.3% +2.4%
2013 30.2% -0.3%
2014 30.9% +2.3%
2015 30.9% +0.0%
2016 30.7% -0.6%
2017 30.1% -2.0%
2018 30.2% +0.3%
2019 30.7% +1.7%
2020 30.3% -1.3%
2021 28.5% -5.9%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 28.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.0%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 28.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.1%, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.4% 29.2% 31.1% 10
2010s 30.3% 29.5% 30.9% 10
2020s 29.4% 28.5% 30.3% 2

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 11 Haiti 31.6% compare
  2. 12 Zimbabwe 31.2% compare
  3. 13 Central African Republic 30.8% compare
  4. 15 Somalia 27.6% compare
  5. 16 Eritrea 27.3% compare
  6. 17 Tonga 26.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Papua New Guinea?
Mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and in Papua New Guinea was 28.5% in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2001.
What is the lowest mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2021.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and?
Papua New Guinea ranks 14th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is mortality from cvd, cancer, diabetes or crd between exact ages 30 and rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%)
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,104 data points, 2000–2021
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Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).