Papua New Guinea vs Türkiye: Number of child deaths
Papua New Guinea
10,037 deaths
in 2024
Türkiye
10,356 deaths
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
55th
Türkiye rank
54th
Number of child deaths over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 10,356 deaths against 10,037 deaths in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 319 deaths.
Across all 67 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 55th and Türkiye ranks 54th of 199 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17,348 deaths | 310,266 deaths | 292,918 deaths | Türkiye |
| 1960s | 16,274 deaths | 291,733 deaths | 275,459 deaths | Türkiye |
| 1970s | 13,924 deaths | 234,984 deaths | 221,060 deaths | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 11,978 deaths | 151,958 deaths | 139,980 deaths | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 12,393 deaths | 80,524 deaths | 68,131 deaths | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 13,578 deaths | 36,099 deaths | 22,521 deaths | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 12,806 deaths | 18,432 deaths | 5,626 deaths | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 10,666 deaths | 12,744 deaths | 2,078 deaths | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Papua New Guinea or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 10,356 deaths against 10,037 deaths in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Papua New Guinea and Türkiye?
- 319 deaths, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Türkiye?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Türkiye rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 55th and Türkiye ranks 54th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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 .