Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years

Namibia
5.9 per 1,000
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
6.2 per 1,000
in 2024
Namibia rank
44th
Papua New Guinea rank
41st

Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years over time

  • Namibia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 6.2 per 1,000 against 5.9 per 1,000 in Namibia, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 197 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 11.18 per 1,000 9.22 per 1,000 1.96 per 1,000 Namibia
2000s 10.94 per 1,000 8.28 per 1,000 2.66 per 1,000 Namibia
2010s 8.68 per 1,000 7.25 per 1,000 1.43 per 1,000 Namibia
2020s 6.46 per 1,000 6.42 per 1,000 0.04 per 1,000 Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 6.2 per 1,000 against 5.9 per 1,000 in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
0.3 per 1,000, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years?
Namibia ranks 44th and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 197 countries.
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 15-19 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

Indicator
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000)
Unit
per 1,000
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 8,540 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Probability of dying between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 15, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.