Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female was 392 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 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
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Papua New Guinea is 392, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Papua New Guinea peaked at 443 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 305, in 1990.
Papua New Guinea ranks 69th 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 15-19 years, female in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 305 | — |
| 1991 | 307 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 316 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 322 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 328 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 334 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 344 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 350 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 443 | +26.6% |
| 1999 | 365 | -17.6% |
| 2000 | 372 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 378 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 388 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 394 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 400 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 404 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 411 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 413 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 413 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 413 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 414 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 414 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 415 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 415 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 416 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 413 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 414 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 413 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 414 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 410 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 408 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 406 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 399 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 396 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 392 | -1.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 392 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 444, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 392 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93, 4.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +26.6% | 350 | 443 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 341.4 | 305 | 443 | 10 |
| 2000s | 398.6 | 372 | 413 | 10 |
| 2010s | 413.8 | 410 | 416 | 10 |
| 2020s | 400.2 | 392 | 408 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female in Papua New Guinea was 392 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 15-19 years, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 443 in 1998.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 305 in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 69th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 15-19 years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of female adolescents ages 15-19 years