Tuberculosis death rate in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Tuberculosis death rate was 122 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tuberculosis death rate in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 122 for tuberculosis death rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis death rate in Papua New Guinea peaked at 406 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 122, in 2024.
That places Papua New Guinea 3rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 260 | 174 | 406 | 10 |
| 2010s | 160.9 | 149 | 176 | 10 |
| 2020s | 142 | 122 | 161 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 1 Lesotho 187 compare
- 2 Djibouti 136 compare
- 4 Namibia 93 compare
- 5 South Africa 85 compare
- 6 East Timor 79 compare
- 6 Marshall Islands 79 compare
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,127 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 122,410 (2025)
- Population, male 51.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 116,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 124,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 115,165 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 3.33 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis death rate in Papua New Guinea?
- Tuberculosis death rate in Papua New Guinea was 122 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 406 in 2000.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis death rate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 122 in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for tuberculosis death rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis death rate rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tuberculosis death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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