Papua New Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Child mortality rate

Papua New Guinea
5.4%
in 2019
Zimbabwe
5.2%
in 2019
Papua New Guinea rank
29th
Zimbabwe rank
30th

Child mortality rate over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zimbabwe
5101520195019842019

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 5.4% against 5.2% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 29th and Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1950s 18.6% 13.5% 5.1% Papua New Guinea
1960s 14.1% 11.8% 2.3% Papua New Guinea
1970s 10.3% 9.8% 0.6% Papua New Guinea
1980s 8.8% 7.6% 1.1% Papua New Guinea
1990s 7.7% 7.3% 0.4% Papua New Guinea
2000s 7.1% 7.8% 0.8% Zimbabwe
2010s 6.0% 6.0% 0.1% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Papua New Guinea or Zimbabwe?
Papua New Guinea, at 5.4% against 5.2% in Zimbabwe as of 2019.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
0.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for child mortality rate?
Papua New Guinea ranks 29th and Zimbabwe ranks 30th 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.