OECD members vs Papua New Guinea: Mortality rate, under-5
OECD members
6.71 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
39.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
OECD members rank
41st
Papua New Guinea rank
39th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- OECD members
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 39.4 per 1,000 live births against 6.71 per 1,000 live births in OECD members, a difference of 32.69 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 5.9 times OECD members's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 41st 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 | OECD members | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.96 per 1,000 live births | 79.64 per 1,000 live births | 61.68 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 11.18 per 1,000 live births | 66.38 per 1,000 live births | 55.2 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 7.97 per 1,000 live births | 53.07 per 1,000 live births | 45.1 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 6.96 per 1,000 live births | 41.96 per 1,000 live births | 35 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, OECD members or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 39.4 per 1,000 live births against 6.71 per 1,000 live births in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between OECD members and Papua New Guinea?
- 32.69 per 1,000 live births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do OECD members and Papua New Guinea rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- OECD members ranks 41st 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.