Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita
Congo
3.91 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.94 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
40th
Papua New Guinea rank
39th
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita over time
- Congo
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.94 deaths per 100 live births against 3.91 deaths per 100 live births in Congo, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.07 deaths per 100 live births | 23.63 deaths per 100 live births | 0.446 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 1960s | 16.51 deaths per 100 live births | 17.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.747 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 12.24 deaths per 100 live births | 12.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.195 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 9.69 deaths per 100 live births | 9.52 deaths per 100 live births | 0.171 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 1990s | 10.29 deaths per 100 live births | 7.96 deaths per 100 live births | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 2000s | 8.91 deaths per 100 live births | 6.64 deaths per 100 live births | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 2010s | 5.44 deaths per 100 live births | 5.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.131 deaths per 100 live births | Congo |
| 2020s | 4.17 deaths per 100 live births | 4.2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.028 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 rate vs. gdp per capita, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.94 deaths per 100 live births against 3.91 deaths per 100 live births in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Congo ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.