Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes was 28.5 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Papua New Guinea stood at 28.5. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Papua New Guinea peaked at 30.9 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28.5, in 2021.
That places Papua New Guinea 14th out of 197 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.4 | — |
| 2005 | 30.4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29.5 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 30.9 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 30.7 | -0.6% |
| 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 22.6, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 28.5 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.25, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4 | 30.4 | 30.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.37 | 29.5 | 30.9 | 3 |
| 2020s | 29.4 | 28.5 | 30.3 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Papua New Guinea?
- Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes in Papua New Guinea was 28.5 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9 in 2015.
- What is the lowest mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5 in 2021.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 14th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease (probability). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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