Gambia vs Papua New Guinea: Child mortality rate
Gambia
4.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.94 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gambia rank
37th
Papua New Guinea rank
39th
Child mortality rate over time
- Gambia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 4.24 deaths per 100 live births against 3.94 deaths per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.3 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 69 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 37th and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 200 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.86 deaths per 100 live births | 21.38 deaths per 100 live births | 16.48 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1960s | 33.03 deaths per 100 live births | 17.25 deaths per 100 live births | 15.78 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1970s | 26.6 deaths per 100 live births | 12.43 deaths per 100 live births | 14.17 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1980s | 20.09 deaths per 100 live births | 9.52 deaths per 100 live births | 10.56 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 1990s | 14.14 deaths per 100 live births | 7.96 deaths per 100 live births | 6.17 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 2000s | 9.35 deaths per 100 live births | 6.64 deaths per 100 live births | 2.71 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 2010s | 6.07 deaths per 100 live births | 5.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.764 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 2020s | 4.54 deaths per 100 live births | 4.2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.346 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Gambia or Papua New Guinea?
- Gambia, at 4.24 deaths per 100 live births against 3.94 deaths per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.3 deaths per 100 live births, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Gambia ranks 37th and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.