Probability of dying that year, among females in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Probability of dying that year, among females was 2.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying that year, among females in Papua New Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying that year, among females in Papua New Guinea is 2.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying that year, among females in Papua New Guinea peaked at 15.9% in 1951 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 35th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability of dying that year, among females in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 15.4% | — |
| 1951 | 15.9% | +3.5% |
| 1952 | 14.7% | -7.5% |
| 1953 | 14.4% | -2.2% |
| 1954 | 14.1% | -2.2% |
| 1955 | 13.8% | -2.2% |
| 1956 | 13.5% | -2.2% |
| 1957 | 13.2% | -2.3% |
| 1958 | 12.9% | -2.3% |
| 1959 | 12.6% | -2.3% |
| 1960 | 12.3% | -2.4% |
| 1961 | 12.0% | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 11.7% | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 11.4% | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 11.1% | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 10.8% | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 10.5% | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 10.2% | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 9.9% | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 9.6% | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 9.4% | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 9.1% | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 8.9% | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 8.6% | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 8.4% | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 8.2% | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 8.0% | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 7.8% | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 7.6% | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 7.4% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 7.2% | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 7.1% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 6.9% | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 6.8% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 6.6% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 6.5% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 6.4% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 6.3% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 6.2% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 6.1% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 6.0% | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 5.9% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 5.8% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 5.7% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 5.3% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 5.4% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -3.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 2.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 2.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.2%, 2.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.0% | 12.6% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.9% | 9.6% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.3% | 7.4% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 6.1% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.2% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.3% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More gender data for Papua New Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,665 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4371 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,006 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,006 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 120,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 119,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,145 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying that year, among females in Papua New Guinea?
- Probability of dying that year, among females in Papua New Guinea was 2.9% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 1951.
- What is the lowest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for probability of dying that year, among females?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 35th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying that year, among females rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying that year, among females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.