Algeria vs Papua New Guinea: Number of child deaths by age

Algeria
2,086 deaths
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2,068 deaths
in 2024
Algeria rank
48th
Papua New Guinea rank
49th

Number of child deaths by age over time

  • Algeria
  • Papua New Guinea
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k195519892024

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 2,086 deaths against 2,068 deaths in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 18 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 48th and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th of 199 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 39,777 deaths 4,432 deaths 35,345 deaths Algeria
1960s 45,994 deaths 4,052 deaths 41,942 deaths Algeria
1970s 45,204 deaths 3,382 deaths 41,822 deaths Algeria
1980s 20,055 deaths 2,758 deaths 17,296 deaths Algeria
1990s 7,217 deaths 2,683 deaths 4,534 deaths Algeria
2000s 3,320 deaths 2,831 deaths 489.1 deaths Algeria
2010s 2,822 deaths 2,763 deaths 58.6 deaths Algeria
2020s 2,335 deaths 2,226 deaths 109.2 deaths Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Algeria or Papua New Guinea?
Algeria, at 2,086 deaths against 2,068 deaths in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Algeria and Papua New Guinea?
18 deaths, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Papua New Guinea?
66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
Algeria ranks 48th and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. 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 age
Unit
deaths
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .