Ethiopia vs Papua New Guinea: Child mortality rate
Ethiopia
4.45 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.94 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
36th
Papua New Guinea rank
39th
Child mortality rate over time
- Ethiopia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 4.45 deaths per 100 live births against 3.94 deaths per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.51 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 36th and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 199 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.06 deaths per 100 live births | 15.58 deaths per 100 live births | 9.48 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 26.3 deaths per 100 live births | 12.43 deaths per 100 live births | 13.86 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 25.96 deaths per 100 live births | 9.52 deaths per 100 live births | 16.43 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 17.51 deaths per 100 live births | 7.96 deaths per 100 live births | 9.54 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 11.24 deaths per 100 live births | 6.64 deaths per 100 live births | 4.6 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 6.69 deaths per 100 live births | 5.31 deaths per 100 live births | 1.38 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 5.72 deaths per 100 live births | 4.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.52 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Ethiopia or Papua New Guinea?
- Ethiopia, at 4.45 deaths per 100 live births against 3.94 deaths per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.51 deaths per 100 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 36th and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th 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 rate. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .