Colombia vs Papua New Guinea: Number of child deaths
Colombia
8,107 deaths
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
10,037 deaths
in 2024
Colombia rank
58th
Papua New Guinea rank
55th
Number of child deaths over time
- Colombia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 10,037 deaths against 8,107 deaths in Colombia, a difference of 1,930 deaths.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 58th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 94,019 deaths | 17,261 deaths | 76,758 deaths | Colombia |
| 1960s | 86,593 deaths | 16,274 deaths | 70,319 deaths | Colombia |
| 1970s | 60,757 deaths | 13,924 deaths | 46,832 deaths | Colombia |
| 1980s | 38,458 deaths | 11,978 deaths | 26,480 deaths | Colombia |
| 1990s | 27,101 deaths | 12,393 deaths | 14,708 deaths | Colombia |
| 2000s | 18,271 deaths | 13,578 deaths | 4,693 deaths | Colombia |
| 2010s | 11,345 deaths | 12,806 deaths | 1,461 deaths | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 8,717 deaths | 10,666 deaths | 1,949 deaths | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Colombia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 10,037 deaths against 8,107 deaths in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
- 1,930 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Colombia ranks 58th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .