Papua New Guinea vs Yemen: Probability of dying that year, among males
Papua New Guinea
3.5%
in 2023
Yemen
3.6%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
40th
Yemen rank
38th
Probability of dying that year, among males over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 3.6% against 3.5% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 40th and Yemen ranks 38th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.0% | 34.3% | 18.3% | Yemen |
| 1960s | 12.4% | 28.1% | 15.6% | Yemen |
| 1970s | 9.5% | 19.5% | 10.0% | Yemen |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 12.0% | 4.4% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 8.5% | 2.1% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 6.0% | 0.5% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 0.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 0.0% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Papua New Guinea or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 3.6% against 3.5% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 0.1%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Yemen rank globally for probability of dying that year, among males?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 40th and Yemen ranks 38th 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.