Which has higher number of child deaths by region, Papua New Guinea or Türkiye?

Türkiye, at 10,356 against 10,037 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Türkiye?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Papua New Guinea vs Türkiye: Number of child deaths by region

Papua New Guinea

10,037

in 2024

Türkiye

10,356

in 2024

Papua New Guinea rank

55th

Türkiye rank

54th

Number of child deaths by region over time

Papua New Guinea
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 10,356 against 10,037 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 319.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 55th and Türkiye ranks 54th of 195 countries.

Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Papua New Guinea	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1960s	16,274	291,733	275,459	Türkiye
1970s	13,924	234,984	221,060	Türkiye
1980s	11,978	151,958	139,980	Türkiye
1990s	12,393	80,524	68,131	Türkiye
2000s	13,578	36,099	22,521	Türkiye
2010s	12,806	18,432	5,626	Türkiye
2020s	10,666	12,744	2,078	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths by region, Papua New Guinea or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 10,356 against 10,037 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths by region between Papua New Guinea and Türkiye?: 319, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Türkiye?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Türkiye rank globally for number of child deaths by region?: Papua New Guinea ranks 55th and Türkiye ranks 54th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths by region
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 11,389 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated number of children under five years old who die each year.