Ethiopia vs Papua New Guinea: Mortality rate, under-5

Ethiopia
44.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
39.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
36th
Papua New Guinea rank
39th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 44.5 per 1,000 live births against 39.4 per 1,000 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 5.1 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 36th and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 197 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 250.65 per 1,000 live births 155.85 per 1,000 live births 94.8 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
1970s 262.95 per 1,000 live births 124.31 per 1,000 live births 138.64 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
1980s 259.55 per 1,000 live births 95.23 per 1,000 live births 164.32 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
1990s 175.06 per 1,000 live births 79.64 per 1,000 live births 95.42 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
2000s 112.34 per 1,000 live births 66.38 per 1,000 live births 45.96 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
2010s 66.85 per 1,000 live births 53.07 per 1,000 live births 13.78 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia
2020s 57.2 per 1,000 live births 41.96 per 1,000 live births 15.24 per 1,000 live births Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Ethiopia or Papua New Guinea?
Ethiopia, at 44.5 per 1,000 live births against 39.4 per 1,000 live births in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
5.1 per 1,000 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea?
59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Ethiopia ranks 36th 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

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.