Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands: Child mortality, annual growth rate

Papua New Guinea
-2.96 % change on previous year
in 2024
Solomon Islands
-2.91 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
105th
Solomon Islands rank
102nd

Child mortality, annual growth rate over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Solomon Islands
-20-10010194419842024

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports -2.91 % change on previous year against -2.96 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.05 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 105th and Solomon Islands ranks 102nd of 200 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Solomon Islands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1940s -2.75 % change on previous year -2.77 % change on previous year 0.0193 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1950s -2.71 % change on previous year -3.12 % change on previous year 0.4061 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1960s -3.18 % change on previous year -4.79 % change on previous year 1.61 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1970s -3.09 % change on previous year -6.09 % change on previous year 3 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1980s -2.19 % change on previous year -3.54 % change on previous year 1.35 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1990s -1.53 % change on previous year -2.29 % change on previous year 0.7657 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s -1.91 % change on previous year -1.15 % change on previous year 0.7517 % change on previous year Solomon Islands
2010s -2.55 % change on previous year -1.76 % change on previous year 0.7874 % change on previous year Solomon Islands
2020s -3.09 % change on previous year -2.84 % change on previous year 0.2515 % change on previous year Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality, annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
Solomon Islands, at -2.91 % change on previous year against -2.96 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality, annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
0.05 % change on previous year, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for child mortality, annual growth rate?
Papua New Guinea ranks 105th and Solomon Islands ranks 102nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Child mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 15,906 data points, 1752–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Child mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.