Papua New Guinea vs Yemen: Child mortality by sex
Papua New Guinea
4.25 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Yemen
4.17 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
41st
Yemen rank
44th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Yemen
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.25 deaths per 100 live births against 4.17 deaths per 100 live births in Yemen, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Yemen ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 44th of 199 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 | 21.47 deaths per 100 live births | 45.66 deaths per 100 live births | 24.19 deaths per 100 live births | Yemen |
| 1960s | 17.89 deaths per 100 live births | 40.63 deaths per 100 live births | 22.75 deaths per 100 live births | Yemen |
| 1970s | 12.95 deaths per 100 live births | 28.76 deaths per 100 live births | 15.8 deaths per 100 live births | Yemen |
| 1980s | 9.97 deaths per 100 live births | 16.99 deaths per 100 live births | 7.02 deaths per 100 live births | Yemen |
| 1990s | 8.37 deaths per 100 live births | 11.72 deaths per 100 live births | 3.35 deaths per 100 live births | Yemen |
| 2000s | 7.02 deaths per 100 live births | 7.84 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8198 deaths per 100 live births | Yemen |
| 2010s | 5.67 deaths per 100 live births | 5.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3069 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.52 deaths per 100 live births | 4.46 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0552 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, Papua New Guinea or Yemen?
- Papua New Guinea, at 4.25 deaths per 100 live births against 4.17 deaths per 100 live births in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 0.08 deaths per 100 live births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Yemen rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 44th 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 .