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Deaths in Papua New Guinea

Deaths in Papua New Guinea was 67,700 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 3.1% from 2022. That is the 99th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count67,700 Estimated
Change on 2022-3.1%
Rank99th of 236Countries ranked
Series high72,3842021
Series low29,1881980
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Deaths in Papua New Guinea, 1950 to 2023

20K30K40K50K60K70K80K19501961197219831994200520231950: 33,095 count1951: 39,397 count1952: 33,333 count1953: 33,507 count1954: 33,628 count1955: 33,677 count1956: 33,736 count1957: 33,763 count1958: 33,762 count1959: 33,787 count1960: 33,713 count1961: 33,686 count1962: 34,058 count1963: 33,403 count1964: 33,214 count1965: 32,964 count1966: 32,706 count1967: 32,385 count1968: 32,093 count1969: 31,802 count1970: 31,519 count1971: 31,438 count1972: 31,053 count1973: 30,666 count1974: 30,284 count1975: 29,976 count1976: 29,697 count1977: 29,471 count1978: 29,322 count1979: 29,222 count1980: 29,188 count1981: 29,299 count1982: 29,543 count1983: 29,983 count1984: 30,289 count1985: 30,710 count1986: 31,134 count1987: 31,549 count1988: 32,074 count1989: 32,463 count1990: 32,961 count1991: 33,663 count1992: 34,286 count1993: 35,257 count1994: 36,113 count1995: 37,081 count1996: 38,243 count1997: 39,316 count1998: 42,863 count1999: 41,823 count2000: 43,107 count2001: 44,564 count2002: 46,224 count2003: 47,615 count2004: 49,105 count2005: 50,577 count2006: 51,830 count2007: 52,971 count2008: 53,796 count2009: 54,723 count2010: 55,608 count2011: 56,326 count2012: 57,184 count2013: 57,929 count2014: 58,727 count2015: 59,487 count2016: 60,439 count2017: 61,421 count2018: 62,576 count2019: 63,649 count2020: 66,981 count2021: 72,384 count2022: 69,848 count2023: 67,700 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
202367,700 Estimated
202269,848 Estimated
202172,384 Estimated
202066,981 Estimated
201963,649 Estimated
201862,576 Estimated
201761,421 Estimated
201660,439 Estimated
201559,487 Estimated
201458,727 Estimated
201357,929 Estimated
201257,184 Estimated
201156,326 Estimated
201055,608 Estimated
200954,723 Estimated
200853,796 Estimated
200752,971 Estimated
200651,830 Estimated
200550,577 Estimated
200449,105 Estimated
200347,615 Estimated
200246,224 Estimated
200144,564 Estimated
200043,107 Estimated
199941,823 Estimated
199842,863 Estimated
199739,316 Estimated
199638,243 Estimated
199537,081 Estimated
199436,113 Estimated
199335,257 Estimated
199234,286 Estimated
199133,663 Estimated
199032,961 Estimated
198932,463 Estimated
198832,074 Estimated
198731,549 Estimated
198631,134 Estimated
198530,710 Estimated
198430,289 Estimated
198329,983 Estimated
198229,543 Estimated
198129,299 Estimated
198029,188 Estimated
197929,222 Estimated
197829,322 Estimated
197729,471 Estimated
197629,697 Estimated
197529,976 Estimated
197430,284 Estimated
197330,666 Estimated
197231,053 Estimated
197131,438 Estimated
197031,519 Estimated
196931,802 Estimated
196832,093 Estimated
196732,385 Estimated
196632,706 Estimated
196532,964 Estimated
196433,214 Estimated
196333,403 Estimated
196234,058 Estimated
196133,686 Estimated
196033,713 Estimated
195933,787 Estimated
195833,762 Estimated
195733,763 Estimated
195633,736 Estimated
195533,677 Estimated
195433,628 Estimated
195333,507 Estimated
195233,333 Estimated
195139,397 Estimated
195033,095 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Deaths of residents in the area during the year.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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APA 7

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Papua New Guinea, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

MLA 9

World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Papua New Guinea, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/papua-new-guinea. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Deaths, Papua New Guinea, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/papua-new-guinea.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Papua New Guinea, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/papua-new-guinea (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{united_deaths_papua_new_guinea_2023,
  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths): Deaths, Papua New Guinea, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/papua-new-guinea. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the deaths in Papua New Guinea?

Deaths in Papua New Guinea was 67,700 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 3.1% from 2022. That is the 99th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest deaths in Papua New Guinea?

72,384 in 2021, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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