North America vs Papua New Guinea: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female
North America
0.5 per 1,000
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.8 per 1,000
in 2024
North America rank
38th
Papua New Guinea rank
37th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female over time
- North America
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.8 per 1,000 against 0.5 per 1,000 in North America, a difference of 3.3 per 1,000.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 7.6 times North America's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 37th of 43 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.84 per 1,000 | 8.38 per 1,000 | 7.54 per 1,000 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.63 per 1,000 | 6.56 per 1,000 | 5.93 per 1,000 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.5 per 1,000 | 5.34 per 1,000 | 4.84 per 1,000 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.5 per 1,000 | 4.04 per 1,000 | 3.54 per 1,000 | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female, North America or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.8 per 1,000 against 0.5 per 1,000 in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female between North America and Papua New Guinea?
- 3.3 per 1,000, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do North America and Papua New Guinea rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female?
- North America ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 37th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying among female children between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 female children aged 5, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.