Probability of dying, by age in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Probability of dying, by age was 0.0348 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying, by age in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying, by age in Papua New Guinea is 0.0348, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying, by age in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0536 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0348, in 2021.
Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.05 | 0.0461 | 0.0536 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0409 | 0.0367 | 0.0451 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0353 | 0.0348 | 0.0358 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 361.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.1521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1,897 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1,563 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0006 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 55.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying, by age in Papua New Guinea?
- Probability of dying, by age in Papua New Guinea was 0.0348 in 2021, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying, by age recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0536 in 2000.
- What is the lowest probability of dying, by age recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0348 in 2021.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for probability of dying, by age?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 38th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is probability of dying, by age rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying, by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The annual probability of death among people in a given age group, expressed as a fraction.