Papua New Guinea vs Turkmenistan: Child mortality rate
Papua New Guinea
3.94 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Turkmenistan
3.9 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
39th
Turkmenistan rank
41st
Child mortality rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.94 deaths per 100 live births against 3.9 deaths per 100 live births in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 39th and Turkmenistan ranks 41st of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.12 deaths per 100 live births | 12.57 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 9.52 deaths per 100 live births | 9.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.148 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 7.96 deaths per 100 live births | 7.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.301 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 6.64 deaths per 100 live births | 5.52 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 5.31 deaths per 100 live births | 4.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.969 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.2 deaths per 100 live births | 4.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.09 deaths per 100 live births | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Papua New Guinea or Turkmenistan?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.94 deaths per 100 live births against 3.9 deaths per 100 live births in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 39th and Turkmenistan ranks 41st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) 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
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.