Papua New Guinea vs Turkmenistan: Child mortality
Papua New Guinea
3.94 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Turkmenistan
3.9 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
39th
Turkmenistan rank
41st
Child mortality over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.94 deaths per 100 live births against 3.9 deaths per 100 live births in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 39th and Turkmenistan ranks 41st of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 10 and Turkmenistan in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 42.4 deaths per 100 live births | 49.67 deaths per 100 live births | 7.28 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1810s | 42.4 deaths per 100 live births | 49.42 deaths per 100 live births | 7.02 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1820s | 42.4 deaths per 100 live births | 49.16 deaths per 100 live births | 6.76 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1830s | 42.4 deaths per 100 live births | 48.9 deaths per 100 live births | 6.51 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1840s | 42.4 deaths per 100 live births | 48.65 deaths per 100 live births | 6.25 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1850s | 42.4 deaths per 100 live births | 48.39 deaths per 100 live births | 6 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1860s | 42.4 deaths per 100 live births | 48.14 deaths per 100 live births | 5.75 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1870s | 42.4 deaths per 100 live births | 47.89 deaths per 100 live births | 5.5 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1880s | 42.4 deaths per 100 live births | 47.64 deaths per 100 live births | 5.25 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1890s | 42.38 deaths per 100 live births | 47.39 deaths per 100 live births | 5.01 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1900s | 42.06 deaths per 100 live births | 44.2 deaths per 100 live births | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1910s | 41.2 deaths per 100 live births | 38.02 deaths per 100 live births | 3.18 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 40.21 deaths per 100 live births | 32.7 deaths per 100 live births | 7.51 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 38.08 deaths per 100 live births | 28.21 deaths per 100 live births | 9.87 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 33.05 deaths per 100 live births | 24.04 deaths per 100 live births | 9.02 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 23.63 deaths per 100 live births | 20.46 deaths per 100 live births | 3.16 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 17.25 deaths per 100 live births | 17.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1436 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 12.43 deaths per 100 live births | 14.02 deaths per 100 live births | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 9.52 deaths per 100 live births | 9.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1471 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 7.96 deaths per 100 live births | 7.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3009 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 6.64 deaths per 100 live births | 5.52 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 5.31 deaths per 100 live births | 4.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9673 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.2 deaths per 100 live births | 4.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0904 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, Papua New Guinea or Turkmenistan?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.94 deaths per 100 live births against 3.9 deaths per 100 live births in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan rank globally for child mortality?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 39th and Turkmenistan ranks 41st of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.