Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Child mortality rate by sex
Namibia
3.54 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.6 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Namibia rank
42nd
Papua New Guinea rank
39th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.6 deaths per 100 live births against 3.54 deaths per 100 live births in Namibia, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Namibia ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.1 deaths per 100 live births | 14.7 deaths per 100 live births | 5.6 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 9.39 deaths per 100 live births | 11.88 deaths per 100 live births | 2.48 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 8.36 deaths per 100 live births | 9.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6901 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 6.81 deaths per 100 live births | 7.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7361 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 6.39 deaths per 100 live births | 6.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.154 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
| 2010s | 4.51 deaths per 100 live births | 4.93 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4165 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.77 deaths per 100 live births | 3.85 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0807 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 by sex, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.6 deaths per 100 live births against 3.54 deaths per 100 live births in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Namibia ranks 42nd 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 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 female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .