Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Number of child deaths, per capita
Namibia
0.001 deaths per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0009 deaths per person
in 2024
Namibia rank
47th
Papua New Guinea rank
49th
Number of child deaths, per capita over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.001 deaths per person against 0.0009 deaths per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0001 deaths per person.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Namibia ranks 47th and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0042 deaths per person | 0.0048 deaths per person | 0.0006 deaths per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0034 deaths per person | 0.0035 deaths per person | 0.0001 deaths per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0026 deaths per person | 0.0027 deaths per person | 0.0001 deaths per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.002 deaths per person | 0.0021 deaths per person | 0.0001 deaths per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0015 deaths per person | 0.0015 deaths per person | 0 deaths per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0011 deaths per person | 0.001 deaths per person | 0.0001 deaths per person | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, per capita, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Namibia, at 0.001 deaths per person against 0.0009 deaths per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths, per capita between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0001 deaths per person, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of child deaths, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 47th and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of child deaths, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.