Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Namibia
39.46 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
39.38 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Namibia rank
40th
Papua New Guinea rank
41st
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 39.46 per 1,000 live births against 39.38 per 1,000 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.08 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 41st of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.2 per 1,000 live births | 66.38 per 1,000 live births | 2.82 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
| 2010s | 50.16 per 1,000 live births | 53.08 per 1,000 live births | 2.92 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 42.02 per 1,000 live births | 41.95 per 1,000 live births | 0.0691 per 1,000 live births | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
- Namibia, at 39.46 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 Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.08 per 1,000 live births, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Namibia ranks 40th 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.