Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Papua New Guinea
0.1304 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Rwanda
0.1264 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
43rd
Rwanda rank
45th
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.1304 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1264 under-five deaths per woman in Rwanda, a difference of 0.004 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Rwanda ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 45th of 200 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.29 under-five deaths per woman | 1.94 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6481 under-five deaths per woman | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 1.06 under-five deaths per woman | 1.73 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6677 under-five deaths per woman | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.7555 under-five deaths per woman | 1.95 under-five deaths per woman | 1.2 under-five deaths per woman | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.5228 under-five deaths per woman | 1.33 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8075 under-five deaths per woman | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.3873 under-five deaths per woman | 1.37 under-five deaths per woman | 0.98 under-five deaths per woman | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.2825 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6518 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3692 under-five deaths per woman | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.1915 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2087 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0172 under-five deaths per woman | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.1387 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1425 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0038 under-five deaths per woman | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Papua New Guinea or Rwanda?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.1304 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1264 under-five deaths per woman in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 0.004 under-five deaths per woman, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 45th 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).