Madagascar vs Papua New Guinea: Child mortality rate
Madagascar
5.7%
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
5.4%
in 2019
Madagascar rank
26th
Papua New Guinea rank
29th
Child mortality rate over time
- Madagascar
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 5.7% against 5.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 70 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 26th and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 204 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.9% | 18.6% | 4.3% | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 20.0% | 14.1% | 5.9% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 17.1% | 10.3% | 6.8% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 15.9% | 8.8% | 7.1% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 7.7% | 5.0% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 7.1% | 2.2% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.0% | 0.9% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Madagascar or Papua New Guinea?
- Madagascar, at 5.7% against 5.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.3%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Madagascar and Papua New Guinea rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Madagascar ranks 26th and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) 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
Probability of death before the age of five.