Papua New Guinea vs Yemen: Child mortality rate
Papua New Guinea
4.0%
in 2023
Yemen
4.0%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
42nd
Yemen rank
41st
Child mortality rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 4.0% against 4.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd and Yemen ranks 41st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 23.7% | 46.9% | 23.2% | Yemen |
| 1960s | 17.2% | 39.2% | 21.9% | Yemen |
| 1970s | 12.4% | 27.6% | 15.1% | Yemen |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 16.5% | 7.0% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 11.2% | 3.3% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 7.4% | 0.8% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 5.0% | 0.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Papua New Guinea or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 4.0% against 4.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 0.0%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Yemen rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd and Yemen ranks 41st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.