Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)

Congo
39.11 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
39.38 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Congo rank
42nd
Papua New Guinea rank
41st

Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time

  • Congo
  • Papua New Guinea
406080100120200020122024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 39.38 per 1,000 live births against 39.11 per 1,000 live births in Congo, a difference of 0.27 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 213 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 89.13 per 1,000 live births 66.38 per 1,000 live births 22.75 per 1,000 live births Congo
2010s 54.37 per 1,000 live births 53.08 per 1,000 live births 1.29 per 1,000 live births Congo
2020s 41.69 per 1,000 live births 41.95 per 1,000 live births 0.2664 per 1,000 live births Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 39.38 per 1,000 live births against 39.11 per 1,000 live births in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
0.27 per 1,000 live births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
Congo ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
234 places, 5,850 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed