Colombia vs Papua New Guinea: Number of youth deaths
Colombia
9,853 deaths
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
11,807 deaths
in 2024
Colombia rank
60th
Papua New Guinea rank
57th
Number of youth deaths over time
- Colombia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 11,807 deaths against 9,853 deaths in Colombia, a difference of 1,954 deaths.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 60th and Papua New Guinea ranks 57th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,548 deaths | 14,134 deaths | 16,414 deaths | Colombia |
| 2000s | 21,284 deaths | 15,442 deaths | 5,842 deaths | Colombia |
| 2010s | 13,595 deaths | 14,823 deaths | 1,228 deaths | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 10,566 deaths | 12,492 deaths | 1,926 deaths | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Colombia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 11,807 deaths against 9,853 deaths in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
- 1,954 deaths, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- Colombia ranks 60th and Papua New Guinea ranks 57th 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 youth deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.