Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: Child mortality rate

Afghanistan
5.5%
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
5.4%
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
27th
Papua New Guinea rank
29th

Child mortality rate over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 5.5% against 5.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 70 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 204 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 27.0% 18.6% 8.3% Afghanistan
1960s 24.3% 14.1% 10.2% Afghanistan
1970s 22.2% 10.3% 11.9% Afghanistan
1980s 19.9% 8.8% 11.2% Afghanistan
1990s 13.9% 7.7% 6.2% Afghanistan
2000s 10.7% 7.1% 3.6% Afghanistan
2010s 6.5% 6.0% 0.6% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea?
Afghanistan, at 5.5% against 5.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
0.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for child mortality rate?
Afghanistan ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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

Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
%
Source
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed

Probability of death before the age of five.