Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Number of child deaths by age
Congo
2,236 deaths
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2,068 deaths
in 2024
Congo rank
47th
Papua New Guinea rank
49th
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Congo
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Congo currently reports 2,236 deaths against 2,068 deaths in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 168 deaths.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 47th and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4,614 deaths | 4,554 deaths | 60.2 deaths | Congo |
| 1960s | 3,758 deaths | 4,052 deaths | 293.6 deaths | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 3,362 deaths | 3,382 deaths | 20.4 deaths | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 2,928 deaths | 2,758 deaths | 170.1 deaths | Congo |
| 1990s | 3,615 deaths | 2,683 deaths | 931.9 deaths | Congo |
| 2000s | 3,724 deaths | 2,831 deaths | 893.1 deaths | Congo |
| 2010s | 3,082 deaths | 2,763 deaths | 318.7 deaths | Congo |
| 2020s | 2,372 deaths | 2,226 deaths | 145.8 deaths | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
- Congo, at 2,236 deaths against 2,068 deaths in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 168 deaths, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Congo ranks 47th 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) β 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .