Papua New Guinea - Death Rate 1961
16.5
−0.4 from 1960
Papua New Guinea's death rate was 16.5 in 1961, decreased +0.4 from 16.9 in 1960. This was the 138th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1961▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Israel | 5.8 | 1.8% |
| 2nd | Guam | 5.9 | -2.7% |
| 3rd | Singapore | 5.9 | -4.8% |
| 4th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 6.1 | -5.4% |
| 5th | American Samoa | 6.4 | -4.7% |
| 6th | Andorra | 6.6 | -6.8% |
| 7th | St. Martin (French part) | 6.6 | -2.2% |
| 8th | Puerto Rico (US) | 6.8 | 1.5% |
| 9th | Iceland | 7.0 | 6.1% |
| 10th | Aruba | 7.3 | -2.4% |
| 11th | Japan | 7.4 | -2.6% |
| 12th | Slovak Republic | 7.5 | -3.8% |
| 13th | Russian Federation | 7.5 | 0.1% |
| 14th | Faroe Islands | 7.5 | -3.1% |
| 15th | Belarus | 7.6 | -2.3% |
| 16th | Greece | 7.6 | 4.1% |
| 17th | Netherlands | 7.6 | 0.0% |
| 18th | Poland | 7.6 | 0.0% |
| 19th | Northern Mariana Islands | 7.6 | -2.1% |
| 20th | Canada | 7.7 | -1.3% |
| 21st | Curaçao | 7.8 | -2.6% |
| 22nd | Liechtenstein | 7.8 | 4.0% |
| 23rd | Bulgaria | 7.9 | -2.5% |
| 24th | Lithuania | 7.9 | 1.3% |
| 25th | Ukraine | 8.0 | -2.8% |
| 26th | Bermuda | 8.0 | -6.8% |
| 27th | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.3 | -2.8% |
| 28th | Spain | 8.3 | -3.5% |
| 29th | San Marino | 8.4 | -2.1% |
| 30th | Gibraltar | 8.4 | 1.1% |
| 31st | Costa Rica | 8.4 | -2.9% |
| 32nd | Bahamas, The | 8.5 | -2.7% |
| 33rd | Australia | 8.5 | -1.2% |
| 34th | Argentina | 8.5 | -1.5% |
| 35th | Barbados | 8.6 | -6.3% |
| 36th | Greenland | 8.7 | 10.1% |
| 37th | Romania | 8.7 | 0.0% |
| 38th | Cuba | 8.8 | -1.4% |
| 39th | Slovenia | 8.8 | -8.3% |
| 40th | Antigua and Barbuda | 8.9 | -3.2% |
| 41st | Serbia | 8.9 | -0.8% |
| 42nd | Jamaica | 9.0 | -0.5% |
| 43rd | New Zealand | 9.0 | 2.2% |
| 44th | Malta | 9.0 | 4.7% |
| 45th | Macao SAR, China | 9.1 | -3.8% |
| 46th | Finland | 9.1 | 1.1% |
| 47th | Croatia | 9.1 | -9.0% |
| 48th | Norway | 9.2 | 1.1% |
| 49th | Grenada | 9.3 | -4.1% |
| 50th | Panama | 9.3 | -3.2% |
| 51st | Italy | 9.3 | -3.1% |
| 52nd | United States | 9.3 | -2.1% |
| 53rd | Montenegro | 9.4 | -2.6% |
| 54th | Switzerland | 9.4 | -4.1% |
| 55th | Denmark | 9.4 | -1.1% |
| 56th | French Polynesia | 9.5 | -2.4% |
| 57th | Hungary | 9.6 | -5.9% |
| 58th | Virgin Islands (US) | 9.7 | -3.2% |
| 59th | Kuwait | 9.7 | -6.6% |
| 60th | Uruguay | 9.7 | -0.4% |
| 61st | Philippines | 9.7 | -2.8% |
| 62nd | Mauritius | 9.8 | -3.1% |
| 63rd | Sweden | 9.8 | -2.0% |
| 64th | European Union | 9.8 | -2.1% |
| 65th | Lebanon | 9.9 | -3.1% |
| 66th | Czechia | 9.9 | 1.0% |
| 67th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 10.0 | -5.1% |
| 68th | North Macedonia | 10.1 | -7.5% |
| 69th | Latvia | 10.1 | 1.0% |
| 70th | British Virgin Islands | 10.1 | -4.5% |
| 71st | Cyprus | 10.2 | -1.9% |
| 72nd | Sri Lanka | 10.2 | -4.6% |
| 73rd | Tonga | 10.3 | -3.1% |
| 74th | Fiji | 10.3 | -4.6% |
| 75th | Paraguay | 10.4 | -1.7% |
| 76th | Estonia | 10.6 | 1.0% |
| 77th | Brunei Darussalam | 10.7 | -6.3% |
| 78th | Malaysia | 10.7 | -5.7% |
| 79th | Qatar | 10.7 | -5.9% |
| 80th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 10.8 | -3.1% |
| 81st | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.9 | -3.1% |
| 82nd | Chile | 10.9 | -0.5% |
| 83rd | Nauru | 10.9 | -4.3% |
| 84th | Moldova | 11.0 | -1.6% |
| 85th | Portugal | 11.2 | 4.7% |
| 86th | France | 11.3 | -0.9% |
| 87th | Guyana | 11.3 | 0.0% |
| 88th | Luxembourg | 11.4 | -3.4% |
| 89th | Colombia | 11.6 | -3.4% |
| 90th | Belgium | 11.6 | -6.5% |
| 91st | Germany | 11.6 | -3.3% |
| 92nd | Viet Nam | 11.7 | -4.1% |
| 93rd | St. Lucia | 11.8 | -5.7% |
| 94th | Channel Islands | 11.9 | 6.3% |
| 95th | United Kingdom | 12.0 | 4.3% |
| 96th | Austria | 12.1 | -4.7% |
| 97th | Georgia | 12.2 | -2.3% |
| 98th | Ireland | 12.3 | 7.0% |
| 99th | Samoa | 12.4 | -3.0% |
| 100th | Korea | 12.5 | -3.5% |
| 101st | Dominica | 12.6 | -5.4% |
| 102nd | Kazakhstan | 12.6 | -2.3% |
| 103rd | Seychelles | 12.6 | -3.1% |
| 104th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 12.9 | -4.1% |
| 105th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 12.9 | -3.0% |
| 106th | Armenia | 12.9 | -3.9% |
| 107th | Brazil | 13.3 | -2.4% |
| 108th | United Arab Emirates | 13.3 | -4.3% |
| 109th | Mexico | 13.3 | -4.6% |
| 110th | Suriname | 13.7 | -1.5% |
| 111th | Zimbabwe | 13.8 | -2.4% |
| 112th | South Africa | 13.8 | -2.5% |
| 113th | Cayman Islands | 13.9 | -4.0% |
| 114th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 13.9 | -3.9% |
| 115th | New Caledonia | 14.0 | -3.6% |
| 116th | Palau | 14.2 | -3.0% |
| 117th | China | 14.2 | -44.0% |
| 118th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 14.3 | -2.7% |
| 119th | Iraq | 14.4 | -1.2% |
| 120th | Azerbaijan | 14.5 | -2.9% |
| 121st | Thailand | 14.6 | -2.4% |
| 122nd | Ecuador | 14.8 | -3.1% |
| 123rd | Jordan | 14.9 | -4.4% |
| 124th | Albania | 15.1 | -5.0% |
| 125th | Bahrain | 15.1 | -7.1% |
| 126th | Uzbekistan | 15.1 | -1.7% |
| 127th | Belize | 15.3 | 20.2% |
| 128th | Dominican Republic | 15.5 | -3.9% |
| 129th | Marshall Islands | 15.7 | -2.6% |
| 130th | Kyrgyz Republic | 15.8 | -2.6% |
| 131st | Syrian Arab Republic | 15.9 | -4.7% |
| 132nd | Vanuatu | 15.9 | -3.2% |
| 133rd | Botswana | 15.9 | -2.9% |
| 134th | Monaco | 16.0 | 1.4% |
| 135th | Sudan | 16.0 | -1.8% |
| 136th | Zambia | 16.3 | -1.5% |
| 137th | Tajikistan | 16.5 | -1.6% |
| 138th | Papua New Guinea | 16.5 | -2.6% |
| 139th | Peru | 16.7 | -2.6% |
| 140th | Solomon Islands | 16.9 | -2.4% |
| 141st | Turkmenistan | 17.0 | -2.0% |
| 142nd | Isle of Man | 17.1 | 1.2% |
| 143rd | Türkiye | 17.1 | -3.3% |
| 144th | Lesotho | 17.2 | -1.3% |
| 145th | Congo, Republic of | 17.3 | -3.1% |
| 146th | Namibia | 17.4 | -2.6% |
| 147th | Indonesia | 17.4 | -1.8% |
| 148th | El Salvador | 17.5 | -1.8% |
| 149th | Tuvalu | 17.5 | -4.3% |
| 150th | Kosovo | 17.8 | -4.4% |
| 151st | Kenya | 18.0 | -4.1% |
| 152nd | Nicaragua | 18.0 | -4.2% |
| 153rd | Cabo Verde | 18.1 | -4.0% |
| 154th | Eswatini | 18.3 | -1.5% |
| 155th | Guatemala | 18.5 | -2.0% |
| 156th | Honduras | 18.5 | -3.0% |
| 157th | Uganda | 18.6 | -2.8% |
| 158th | Kiribati | 18.8 | -2.8% |
| 159th | Ghana | 18.9 | -1.3% |
| 160th | Rwanda | 19.1 | -2.4% |
| 161st | India | 19.2 | -1.0% |
| 162nd | Pakistan | 19.5 | -2.9% |
| 163rd | Mauritania | 19.7 | -1.8% |
| 164th | Djibouti | 19.9 | -1.2% |
| 165th | Myanmar | 20.0 | -2.3% |
| 166th | Gabon | 20.4 | -1.6% |
| 167th | São Tomé and Principe | 20.5 | -6.0% |
| 168th | Saudi Arabia | 20.6 | -2.3% |
| 169th | Cambodia | 20.7 | -2.0% |
| 170th | Bangladesh | 20.9 | -3.3% |
| 171st | Haiti | 20.9 | -1.6% |
| 172nd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 21.0 | -0.6% |
| 173rd | Tanzania | 21.0 | -0.6% |
| 174th | Madagascar | 21.0 | -2.1% |
| 175th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 21.3 | -3.2% |
| 176th | Burundi | 21.3 | -1.2% |
| 177th | Morocco | 21.4 | -7.0% |
| 178th | Togo | 21.8 | -1.0% |
| 179th | Tunisia | 21.9 | -1.2% |
| 180th | Lao PDR | 22.2 | -1.1% |
| 181st | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 22.4 | -1.3% |
| 182nd | Mongolia | 22.5 | -1.8% |
| 183rd | Equatorial Guinea | 22.6 | -1.2% |
| 184th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 22.9 | -3.5% |
| 185th | Mozambique | 23.4 | -0.9% |
| 186th | Algeria | 23.6 | 0.1% |
| 187th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 23.7 | 2.0% |
| 188th | Libya | 24.0 | -5.9% |
| 189th | Comoros | 24.4 | -1.2% |
| 190th | Nepal | 24.5 | -1.0% |
| 191st | Central African Republic | 24.7 | -2.0% |
| 192nd | Senegal | 24.9 | -0.4% |
| 193rd | Eritrea | 25.3 | -1.5% |
| 194th | Chad | 25.3 | -0.9% |
| 195th | Liberia | 25.9 | 0.3% |
| 196th | Nigeria | 26.3 | -0.6% |
| 197th | Maldives | 26.5 | -0.4% |
| 198th | Bhutan | 26.7 | -1.1% |
| 199th | Guinea-Bissau | 26.8 | -0.8% |
| 200th | Burkina Faso | 26.8 | -0.4% |
| 201st | Côte d'Ivoire | 26.9 | -2.3% |
| 202nd | Niger | 27.6 | -0.3% |
| 203rd | Benin | 27.7 | -1.4% |
| 204th | Guinea | 28.0 | -0.9% |
| 205th | Angola | 28.1 | 3.8% |
| 206th | Cameroon | 28.2 | -1.7% |
| 207th | Gambia, The | 28.8 | -1.6% |
| 208th | Oman | 29.2 | -2.8% |
| 209th | Timor-Leste | 29.9 | -1.2% |
| 210th | Malawi | 30.0 | -0.4% |
| 211th | Sierra Leone | 30.8 | -1.3% |
| 212th | Afghanistan | 31.1 | -1.7% |
| 213th | Yemen, Republic of | 33.2 | -1.6% |
| 214th | Mali | 34.2 | -0.5% |
| 215th | South Sudan | 37.1 | -0.7% |
FAQ
What was Papua New Guinea's death rate in 1961?▾
Papua New Guinea's death rate in 1961 was 16.5. This ranked 138th globally.
How did Papua New Guinea's death rate change in 1961?▾
Papua New Guinea's death rate decreased by 2.6% in 1961 compared to 1960.
Which country had the highest death rate in 1961?▾
South Sudan had the highest death rate in 1961 at 37.1.
What is the death rate of Papua New Guinea in 1961?▾
The death rate of Papua New Guinea in 1961 was 16.5. This ranked 138th globally.
How does 1961 compare to 1960 for Papua New Guinea's death rate?▾
Papua New Guinea's death rate went from 16.9 in 1960 to 16.5 in 1961, a 2.6% decrease.
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