Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Mortality rate, under-5
Congo
39.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
39.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
40th
Papua New Guinea rank
39th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Congo
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 39.4 per 1,000 live births against 39.1 per 1,000 live births in Congo, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Congo ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 165.06 per 1,000 live births | 172.53 per 1,000 live births | 7.47 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 122.36 per 1,000 live births | 124.31 per 1,000 live births | 1.95 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 96.94 per 1,000 live births | 95.23 per 1,000 live births | 1.71 per 1,000 live births | Congo |
| 1990s | 102.93 per 1,000 live births | 79.64 per 1,000 live births | 23.29 per 1,000 live births | Congo |
| 2000s | 89.12 per 1,000 live births | 66.38 per 1,000 live births | 22.74 per 1,000 live births | Congo |
| 2010s | 54.38 per 1,000 live births | 53.07 per 1,000 live births | 1.31 per 1,000 live births | Congo |
| 2020s | 41.68 per 1,000 live births | 41.96 per 1,000 live births | 0.28 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 39.4 per 1,000 live births against 39.1 per 1,000 live births in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Congo ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th 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 (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 is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.