Papua New Guinea vs Palestine: Child mortality rate by sex
Papua New Guinea
3.6 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Palestine
3.67 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
39th
Palestine rank
38th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 3.67 deaths per 100 live births against 3.6 deaths per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 39th and Palestine ranks 38th of 199 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.93 deaths per 100 live births | 9.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 9.05 deaths per 100 live births | 5.88 deaths per 100 live births | 3.17 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 7.54 deaths per 100 live births | 3.5 deaths per 100 live births | 4.04 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 6.23 deaths per 100 live births | 2.43 deaths per 100 live births | 3.81 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.93 deaths per 100 live births | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | 3.2 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.85 deaths per 100 live births | 2.35 deaths per 100 live births | 1.5 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, Papua New Guinea or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 3.67 deaths per 100 live births against 3.6 deaths per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Papua New Guinea and Palestine?
- 0.07 deaths per 100 live births, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Palestine?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Palestine rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 39th and Palestine ranks 38th 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 .