Gambia vs Papua New Guinea: Mortality rate, under-5
Gambia
42.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
39.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Gambia rank
37th
Papua New Guinea rank
39th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Gambia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 42.4 per 1,000 live births against 39.4 per 1,000 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 37th and Papua New Guinea ranks 39th of 197 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 330.32 per 1,000 live births | 172.53 per 1,000 live births | 157.79 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 1970s | 265.97 per 1,000 live births | 124.31 per 1,000 live births | 141.66 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 1980s | 200.87 per 1,000 live births | 95.23 per 1,000 live births | 105.64 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 1990s | 141.36 per 1,000 live births | 79.64 per 1,000 live births | 61.72 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 2000s | 93.45 per 1,000 live births | 66.38 per 1,000 live births | 27.07 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 2010s | 60.71 per 1,000 live births | 53.07 per 1,000 live births | 7.64 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 2020s | 45.42 per 1,000 live births | 41.96 per 1,000 live births | 3.46 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Gambia or Papua New Guinea?
- Gambia, at 42.4 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 Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 3 per 1,000 live births, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Gambia ranks 37th 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.