Gambia vs Papua New Guinea: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Gambia
42.41 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
39.38 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Gambia rank
39th
Papua New Guinea rank
41st
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Gambia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 42.41 per 1,000 live births against 39.38 per 1,000 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3.03 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 39th and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 213 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.46 per 1,000 live births | 66.38 per 1,000 live births | 27.07 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 2010s | 60.73 per 1,000 live births | 53.08 per 1,000 live births | 7.65 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
| 2020s | 45.44 per 1,000 live births | 41.95 per 1,000 live births | 3.48 per 1,000 live births | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Gambia or Papua New Guinea?
- Gambia, at 42.41 per 1,000 live births against 39.38 per 1,000 live births in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 3.03 per 1,000 live births, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Gambia ranks 39th 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.