Papua New Guinea vs Türkiye: Number of child deaths by age
Papua New Guinea
2,068 deaths
in 2024
Türkiye
1,804 deaths
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
49th
Türkiye rank
52nd
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Türkiye
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2,068 deaths against 1,804 deaths in Türkiye, a difference of 264 deaths.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Türkiye ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 49th and Türkiye ranks 52nd of 199 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4,470 deaths | 93,602 deaths | 89,132 deaths | Türkiye |
| 1960s | 4,052 deaths | 78,342 deaths | 74,291 deaths | Türkiye |
| 1970s | 3,382 deaths | 51,504 deaths | 48,122 deaths | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 2,758 deaths | 28,171 deaths | 25,413 deaths | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 2,683 deaths | 14,097 deaths | 11,414 deaths | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 2,831 deaths | 6,539 deaths | 3,708 deaths | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 2,763 deaths | 3,203 deaths | 439.4 deaths | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 2,226 deaths | 2,749 deaths | 522.8 deaths | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Papua New Guinea or Türkiye?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2,068 deaths against 1,804 deaths in Türkiye as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Papua New Guinea and Türkiye?
- 264 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Türkiye?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Türkiye rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 49th and Türkiye ranks 52nd 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .