East Asia & Pacific vs Papua New Guinea: Mortality rate, under-5
East Asia & Pacific
13.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
39.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific rank
36th
Papua New Guinea rank
39th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 39.4 per 1,000 live births against 13.2 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 26.2 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 3.0 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 36th and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 47 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.75 per 1,000 live births | 79.64 per 1,000 live births | 29.89 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 30.52 per 1,000 live births | 66.38 per 1,000 live births | 35.86 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 17.26 per 1,000 live births | 53.07 per 1,000 live births | 35.81 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 13.9 per 1,000 live births | 41.96 per 1,000 live births | 28.06 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, East Asia & Pacific or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 39.4 per 1,000 live births against 13.2 per 1,000 live births in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between East Asia & Pacific and Papua New Guinea?
- 26.2 per 1,000 live births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 36th and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 47 groups.
- 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.