Papua New Guinea vs Turkmenistan: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Papua New Guinea
42.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Turkmenistan
44 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
41st
Turkmenistan rank
38th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 44 per 1,000 live births against 42.5 per 1,000 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.5 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 41st and Turkmenistan ranks 38th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1970s 116.2 per 1,000 live births 138.57 per 1,000 live births 22.37 per 1,000 live births Turkmenistan
1980s 99.72 per 1,000 live births 107.84 per 1,000 live births 8.12 per 1,000 live births Turkmenistan
1990s 83.64 per 1,000 live births 86.43 per 1,000 live births 2.79 per 1,000 live births Turkmenistan
2000s 70.16 per 1,000 live births 62.51 per 1,000 live births 7.65 per 1,000 live births Papua New Guinea
2010s 56.65 per 1,000 live births 49.04 per 1,000 live births 7.61 per 1,000 live births Papua New Guinea
2020s 45.2 per 1,000 live births 46.24 per 1,000 live births 1.04 per 1,000 live births Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Papua New Guinea or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 44 per 1,000 live births against 42.5 per 1,000 live births in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan?
1.5 per 1,000 live births, with Turkmenistan 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 mortality rate, under-5, male?
Papua New Guinea ranks 41st and Turkmenistan ranks 38th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.