Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of was 34.88 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
34.88
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
54th
of 184 countries
All-time high
52.63
in 2000
All-time low
34.88
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Papua New Guinea stood at 34.88. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Papua New Guinea peaked at 52.63 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.88, in 2019.
Papua New Guinea ranks 54th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.63 | — |
| 2001 | 51.45 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 51.53 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 50.68 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 50.92 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 49.86 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 49.21 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 48.2 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 48.47 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 48.37 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 46.5 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 45.51 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 43.62 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 42.64 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 39.87 | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 38.53 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 37.99 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 38.39 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 36.91 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 34.88 | -5.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 34.88 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.34, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 34.88 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.51, 2.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.13 | 48.2 | 52.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.49 | 34.88 | 46.5 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Papua New Guinea?
- Percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of in Papua New Guinea was 34.88 in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 52.63 in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.88 in 2019.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 54th out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of total deaths due to ncds overall and percentage of rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total deaths due to 7 main categories (5 different NCD categories plus 2 non-NCD categories which together total all deaths). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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