Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 1,303 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Papua New Guinea stood at 1,303.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1,325 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 788, in 1990.
Papua New Guinea ranks 67th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 788 | — |
| 1991 | 804 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 825 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 847 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 869 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 893 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 916 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 938 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 1,116 | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 986 | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 1,011 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 1,039 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1,069 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1,100 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 1,131 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1,158 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1,182 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1,203 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1,221 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1,235 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1,250 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1,264 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1,276 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1,286 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1,295 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1,303 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1,310 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,315 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,322 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1,325 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,325 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,322 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,316 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,310 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1,303 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 898.2 | 788 | 1,116 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,135 | 1,011 | 1,235 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,295 | 1,250 | 1,325 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,315 | 1,303 | 1,325 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,791 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 80,915 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 226,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 208,353 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 655,030 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.65 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1593 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Papua New Guinea was 1,303 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,325 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 788 in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 67th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of deaths ages 15-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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