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
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) 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.