Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Child mortality by sex
Kenya
4.27
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
4.25
in 2024
Kenya rank
40th
Papua New Guinea rank
41st
Child mortality by sex over time
- Kenya
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 4.27 against 4.25 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 25.1 | 23.11 | 2 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 17.88 | 17.89 | 0.0072 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 13.89 | 12.95 | 0.9377 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 10.55 | 9.97 | 0.5803 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 11.19 | 8.37 | 2.83 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 7.98 | 7.02 | 0.9627 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 5.22 | 5.67 | 0.4442 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.45 | 4.52 | 0.0642 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
- Kenya, at 4.27 against 4.25 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.02, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Kenya ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.