Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Probability of dying that year, among males
Ghana
3.4%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
3.5%
in 2023
Ghana rank
42nd
Papua New Guinea rank
40th
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Ghana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.5% against 3.4% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Ghana ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.6% | 16.0% | 1.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 13.0% | 12.4% | 0.6% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 12.0% | 9.5% | 2.5% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 7.6% | 2.5% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 6.4% | 1.6% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.5% | 0.7% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 0.0% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.7% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.5% against 3.4% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Ghana ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.