Northern America (UNSDG) vs Papua New Guinea: Child mortality rate

Northern America (UNSDG)
0.9707
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
8.37
in 2024
Northern America (UNSDG) rank
42nd
Papua New Guinea rank
40th

Child mortality rate over time

  • Northern America (UNSDG)
  • Papua New Guinea
0255075100194819862024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 8.37 against 0.9707 in Northern America (UNSDG), a difference of 7.4.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 8.6 times Northern America (UNSDG)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 48 groups.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern America (UNSDG) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 1.57 19.19 17.62 Papua New Guinea
2000s 1.19 15.23 14.04 Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.9873 12.19 11.2 Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.9614 9.1 8.13 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Northern America (UNSDG) or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 8.37 against 0.9707 in Northern America (UNSDG) as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Northern America (UNSDG) and Papua New Guinea?
7.4, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America (UNSDG) and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Northern America (UNSDG) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for child mortality rate?
Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 48 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Child mortality rate (aged 1-4 years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality rate (aged 1-4 years)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
249 places, 14,941 data points, 1930–2024
Last refreshed