Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Child mortality rate
Namibia
3.95 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.94 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Namibia rank
38th
Papua New Guinea rank
39th
Child mortality rate over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.95 deaths per 100 live births against 3.94 deaths per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Namibia ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.06 deaths per 100 live births | 16.45 deaths per 100 live births | 5.39 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 9.98 deaths per 100 live births | 12.43 deaths per 100 live births | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 8.97 deaths per 100 live births | 9.52 deaths per 100 live births | 0.552 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 7.38 deaths per 100 live births | 7.96 deaths per 100 live births | 0.589 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 6.92 deaths per 100 live births | 6.64 deaths per 100 live births | 0.283 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
| 2010s | 5.02 deaths per 100 live births | 5.31 deaths per 100 live births | 0.289 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.2 deaths per 100 live births | 4.2 deaths per 100 live births | 0.008 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Namibia, at 3.95 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 Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Namibia ranks 38th 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
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.