Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Child mortality by sex
Kenya
4.27 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
4.25 deaths per 100 live births
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 deaths per 100 live births against 4.25 deaths per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
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 deaths per 100 live births | 23.11 deaths per 100 live births | 2 deaths per 100 live births | Kenya |
| 1960s | 17.88 deaths per 100 live births | 17.89 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0072 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 13.89 deaths per 100 live births | 12.95 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9377 deaths per 100 live births | Kenya |
| 1980s | 10.55 deaths per 100 live births | 9.97 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5803 deaths per 100 live births | Kenya |
| 1990s | 11.19 deaths per 100 live births | 8.37 deaths per 100 live births | 2.83 deaths per 100 live births | Kenya |
| 2000s | 7.98 deaths per 100 live births | 7.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9627 deaths per 100 live births | Kenya |
| 2010s | 5.22 deaths per 100 live births | 5.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4442 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.45 deaths per 100 live births | 4.52 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0642 deaths per 100 live births | 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 deaths per 100 live births against 4.25 deaths per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, 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?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by 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.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .