Mortality from ncds gender in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Mortality from ncds gender was 28.4 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
28.4
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
33rd
of 185 countries
All-time high
31.3
in 2020
All-time low
28.4
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Mortality from ncds gender in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality from ncds gender in Papua New Guinea is 28.4, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality from ncds gender in Papua New Guinea peaked at 31.3 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.4, in 2021.
That places Papua New Guinea 33rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Mortality from ncds gender in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.2 | — |
| 2001 | 30.7 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 30.2 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 30.1 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 29.8 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 29.8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29.9 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 30.2 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 29.7 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 28.9 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 29.2 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 29.5 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 30.3 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 30.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31.1 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 31 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 30.8 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 30.2 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 30.4 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 31.2 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 31.3 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 28.4 | -9.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 28.4 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.9, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 28.4 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.65, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.95 | 28.9 | 30.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.4 | 29.2 | 31.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.85 | 28.4 | 31.3 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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- 30 Romania 29 compare
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- 33 Uzbekistan 28.4 compare
- 35 Guinea-Bissau 28.2 compare
- 36 Somalia 28.1 compare
More health data for Papua New Guinea
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0594 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality from ncds gender in Papua New Guinea?
- Mortality from ncds gender in Papua New Guinea was 28.4 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3 in 2020.
- What is the lowest mortality from ncds gender recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4 in 2021.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for mortality from ncds gender?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 33rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality from ncds gender 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality from ncds gender. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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