North America vs Papua New Guinea: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years
North America
0.8 per 1,000
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.3 per 1,000
in 2024
North America rank
42nd
Papua New Guinea rank
42nd
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years over time
- North America
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.3 per 1,000 against 0.8 per 1,000 in North America, a difference of 2.5 per 1,000.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 4.1 times North America's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.19 per 1,000 | 5.75 per 1,000 | 4.56 per 1,000 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.87 per 1,000 | 4.8 per 1,000 | 3.93 per 1,000 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.71 per 1,000 | 4.2 per 1,000 | 3.49 per 1,000 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.8 per 1,000 | 3.46 per 1,000 | 2.66 per 1,000 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, North America or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.3 per 1,000 against 0.8 per 1,000 in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years between North America and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.5 per 1,000, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do North America and Papua New Guinea rank globally for probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years?
- North America ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years (per 1,000). 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 between age 10-14 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 10, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.