Gambia vs Papua New Guinea: Youth mortality rate
Gambia
5.08 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
4.67 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Gambia rank
38th
Papua New Guinea rank
40th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Gambia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 5.08 deaths per 100 live births against 4.67 deaths per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.41 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 199 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.52 deaths per 100 live births | 9.3 deaths per 100 live births | 7.22 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 2000s | 11.04 deaths per 100 live births | 7.74 deaths per 100 live births | 3.3 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 2010s | 7.23 deaths per 100 live births | 6.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9736 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
| 2020s | 5.43 deaths per 100 live births | 4.96 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4701 deaths per 100 live births | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Gambia or Papua New Guinea?
- Gambia, at 5.08 deaths per 100 live births against 4.67 deaths per 100 live births in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.41 deaths per 100 live births, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Gambia ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.