Iraq vs Papua New Guinea: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre

Iraq
0.0046 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0047 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
82nd
Papua New Guinea rank
79th

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre over time

  • Iraq
  • Papua New Guinea
00.010.020.030.04196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0047 units per square kilometre against 0.0046 units per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.0001 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 82nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 79th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0264 units per square kilometre 0.0089 units per square kilometre 0.0175 units per square kilometre Iraq
1970s 0.0215 units per square kilometre 0.0075 units per square kilometre 0.014 units per square kilometre Iraq
1980s 0.0193 units per square kilometre 0.0061 units per square kilometre 0.0132 units per square kilometre Iraq
1990s 0.0162 units per square kilometre 0.0059 units per square kilometre 0.0103 units per square kilometre Iraq
2000s 0.0099 units per square kilometre 0.0063 units per square kilometre 0.0036 units per square kilometre Iraq
2010s 0.0071 units per square kilometre 0.0061 units per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre Iraq
2020s 0.0049 units per square kilometre 0.005 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre, Iraq or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.0047 units per square kilometre against 0.0046 units per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre between Iraq and Papua New Guinea?
0.0001 units per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Papua New Guinea rank globally for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre?
Iraq ranks 82nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 79th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 10,454 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.