Papua New Guinea vs Turkmenistan: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Papua New Guinea
39.38 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Turkmenistan
39 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
41st
Turkmenistan rank
43rd
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 39.38 per 1,000 live births against 39 per 1,000 live births in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.38 per 1,000 live births.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 41st and Turkmenistan ranks 43rd of 213 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.38 per 1,000 live births | 55.22 per 1,000 live births | 11.16 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 53.08 per 1,000 live births | 43.4 per 1,000 live births | 9.67 per 1,000 live births | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 41.95 per 1,000 live births | 41.05 per 1,000 live births | 0.9043 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, Papua New Guinea or Turkmenistan?
- Papua New Guinea, at 39.38 per 1,000 live births against 39 per 1,000 live births in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan?
- 0.38 per 1,000 live births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Turkmenistan rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 41st and Turkmenistan ranks 43rd 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.