Number of deaths ages 10-19 years in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of deaths ages 10-19 years was 2,046 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 2,046 for number of deaths ages 10-19 years in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 10-19 years in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2,238 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,328, in 1990.
Papua New Guinea ranks 67th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,328 | — |
| 1991 | 1,351 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1,383 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 1,416 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 1,451 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 1,489 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 1,527 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 1,739 | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 2,038 | +17.2% |
| 1999 | 1,641 | -19.5% |
| 2000 | 1,680 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1,720 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1,761 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1,803 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1,843 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1,878 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1,911 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1,941 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1,967 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1,988 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 2,011 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2,030 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 2,048 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2,063 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2,075 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2,238 | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 2,205 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 2,094 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 2,099 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2,099 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,094 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,086 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 2,073 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 2,060 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 2,046 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,536 | 1,328 | 2,038 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,849 | 1,680 | 1,988 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,096 | 2,011 | 2,238 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,072 | 2,046 | 2,094 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 10-19 years in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of deaths ages 10-19 years in Papua New Guinea was 2,046 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 10-19 years recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,238 in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 10-19 years recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,328 in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of deaths ages 10-19 years?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 67th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 10-19 years rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of deaths ages 10-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of adolescents ages 10-19 years