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
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
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.