Papua New Guinea vs Turkmenistan: Child mortality around the world
Papua New Guinea
3.98
in 2023
Turkmenistan
3.95
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
42nd
Turkmenistan rank
43rd
Child mortality around the world over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.98 against 3.95 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd and Turkmenistan ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23.67 | 19.84 | 3.84 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 17.24 | 15.88 | 1.36 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 12.45 | 12.6 | 0.1528 | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 9.54 | 9.58 | 0.0453 | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 7.9 | 7.72 | 0.1825 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 6.59 | 5.5 | 1.09 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 5.21 | 4.27 | 0.936 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.19 | 4.07 | 0.1278 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality around the world, Papua New Guinea or Turkmenistan?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.98 against 3.95 in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality around the world between Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan?
- 0.03, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan rank globally for child mortality around the world?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd and Turkmenistan ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Child mortality around the world. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.